# Peter Hotz

> Peter Hotz is a Philadelphia healthcare entrepreneur, investor and operator who founded and leads vybe urgent care. After beginning in consulting and finance, building occupational and worksite-care businesses, and leading Take Care Health Systems within Walgreens, he returned to entrepreneurship with a local thesis: Philadelphia had celebrated medical institutions but uneven access to everyday care. He built vybe around neighborhood reach and a deliberately warm patient experience, growing the business from four centers in 2018 to 16 locations by 2025. In 2025, EY named him a Greater Philadelphia Entrepreneur Of The Year award winner, and he also serves on the board of CareATC.

- **Role:** President and CEO at vybe urgent care
- **Organizations:** vybe urgent care, CareATC, 5 Cap Ventures, Take Care Health Systems, Walgreens, CHD Meridian Healthcare, Continuum Health Management Solutions, ConnectYourCare, Dorsata, EXOS, Vynamic, Blueprint Health
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** B.A. in Economics, Ursinus College, MBA, University of Maryland
- **Known for:** Founded and scaled vybe urgent care from four centers in 2018 to 16 Greater Philadelphia locations by 2025., Led vybe past one million cumulative patient visits in 2023., Named a 2025 EY Entrepreneur Of The Year Greater Philadelphia Award winner.

## Career timeline

- **1983-1990s** — Began in healthcare consulting and finance, then moved toward strategy, marketing and the direct operation of physician and physical-therapy practices.
- **1994-1997** — Founded and led Atlantic Health Group, an occupational-health business.
- **1997-2006** — Served as president and CEO of Continuum Health Management Solutions, a provider of employee health-management services.
- **2006-2008** — Held senior operating roles at CHD Meridian Healthcare and I-trax as the worksite-care platform expanded.
- **2008-2014** — Led major parts of Take Care Health Systems within Walgreens, ultimately serving as group vice president and president with oversight of Walgreens healthcare operations.
- **2013-2020** — Served on the board of consumer-directed benefits company ConnectYourCare.
- **2014** — Founded 5 Cap Ventures to advise, mentor and invest in emerging healthcare companies.
- **2015-2016** — Developed the Philadelphia urgent-care thesis and combined operations with two existing On Demand Urgent Care centers.
- **2016-present** — Founder, president and CEO of vybe urgent care.
- **2018** — Closed a growth-equity round co-led by NewSpring Health Capital and Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine when vybe operated four centers.
- **2023** — vybe reported surpassing one million patient visits.
- **2024-present** — Serves on the board of employer-sponsored primary-care company CareATC.
- **2025** — Opened vybe's sixteenth Greater Philadelphia center and was named an EY Entrepreneur Of The Year Greater Philadelphia Award winner.

## Achievements

- Founded and scaled vybe urgent care from four centers in 2018 to 16 Greater Philadelphia locations by 2025.
- Led vybe past one million cumulative patient visits in 2023.
- Named a 2025 EY Entrepreneur Of The Year Greater Philadelphia Award winner.
- Built and led a worksite-health operation serving roughly 400 employer clients before and during his Walgreens tenure.
- Led organizations ranging from startups to businesses with more than $600 million in revenue.
- Served as a board member, mentor or advisor to healthcare companies including CareATC, ConnectYourCare, Dorsata and EXOS.

## Latest updates

- **2026-04** — vybe marked its tenth anniversary, reporting 16 locations and nearly two million cumulative patient visits.
- **2025-06** — EY named Hotz a Greater Philadelphia Entrepreneur Of The Year award winner.
- **2025-05** — vybe announced its sixteenth Greater Philadelphia center, in Brookhaven.
- **2024-12** — Hotz joined the board of CareATC.

## Links

- Website: https://www.vybe.care
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/peterhotz
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/vybecare/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/vybecare/

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Last updated: 2026-09-27