Growth in healthcare field service is coming from multiple directions. Franchise clinics, urgent care centers, and hospital-at-home programs are all scaling simultaneously. Each site needs networking, cabling, digital signage, and wireless connectivity, along with specialized medical technology.

For field service organizations, this translates into a growing pipeline of work across a vertical that shows no signs of slowing.

Small clinics are multiplying fast

Franchise clinics and retail-based care sites are opening by the hundreds, both inside large chains and as standalone locations. These are compact, technology-dependent facilities that follow standardized buildout playbooks similar to quick-serve restaurants and retail stores.

Urgent care is the most visible piece of this growth. There were nearly 11,900 active urgent care clinics in the U.S. as of mid-2025, according to Definitive Healthcare. The U.S. urgent care market is estimated at roughly $34 billion and is expected to grow at 8.6% annually through 2030.

These clinics feature check-in kiosks, payment terminals, EHR workstations, exam room displays, digital signage, and the networking and cabling to connect it all. When a franchise operator opens 50 clinics across a region, the technology work mirrors a multi-site retail rollout. But unlike major retail projects, these openings are rarely publicized.

Hospital-at-home is shifting from pilot to growth mode

For years, hospital-at-home programs operated under short-term Medicare waivers, making health systems reluctant to invest. That changed when Congress extended waivers through 2030. As of early 2026, 373 hospitals across 140 health systems in 37 states have been approved to provide hospital services in patients’ homes.

Health systems are investing in command centers, dedicated staffing, and remote monitoring infrastructure to scale these programs. The hospital-at-home market is projected to grow from roughly $37 billion in 2025 to nearly $73 billion by 2034.

Home-based patients need clinical-grade monitoring device, including wearable biosensors, blood pressure monitors, pulse oximeters, and other connected equipment. That equipment needs reliable wireless connectivity, which often means upgrading the patient’s home network. And it needs ongoing maintenance, which creates recurring field service work.

Where the field service work is

The technology across these care settings aligns with some of the fastest-growing work categories on the Field Nation marketplace. 

Across all verticals, networking grew 12.2% year over year, and in healthcare, that translates into wireless infrastructure for new clinics and connectivity for home monitoring programs. Cabling grew 8.3%, with new clinic buildouts contributing to demand. Kiosk-related work grew 6.7% as self-service check-in and patient registration expanded. AV and digital signage grew 3.3% across applications such as patient education displays and wayfinding systems.

Healthcare also introduces work that doesn’t fit neatly into traditional categories. Intelligent medical carts need installation and ongoing support. Clinical-grade monitoring devices in patients’ homes need to work on consumer-grade networks that were never designed for clinical use. These are newer field service work types, but they are growing as the care footprint expands.

For a complete look at the technologies, verticals, and workforce strategies shaping field service in 2026, explore our Definitive Guide to Field Service Trends.