How it Began

In 2019, our Founder, Darius Monsef, rushed his little girl from the bike park to the Pediatric Urgent Care. It was his first experience with a pediatric emergency as a father, and he was terrified. But as Dr. Fish skillfully stitched up his daughter's chin, a wave of gratitude washed over him.  Dr. Fish and his team had transformed an incredibly scary moment into a chance for his little one to be brave.

Being a serial entrepreneur, Darius recognized the immense value and uniqueness of this experience at a clinic that provided urgent care tailored specifically for kids. And so, Brave Care was born with a mission to help every child reach their full potential through excellent and accessible immediate care for the bumps and bugs that are a healthy part of a child’s development.

Building with Purpose

Over the years, fueled by passion and purpose, Brave Care has set out to become the ultimate partner in pediatric care for parents everywhere.  We took what was a single walk in pediatric urgent care clinic in Oregon and expanded into two states, giving us the opportunity and honor to care for over 20,000 kids.  

Our commitment to accessible and affordable care for kids and families grew stronger every day. We found ourselves constantly striving to disrupt and improve pediatric care. Recognizing the need to support our community and provide an alternative to the long waits, high costs, and inadequate facilities of the ER.

We realized just how vital pediatric urgent care is to our families, our hospital partners, and our Primary Care Physician colleagues in the community. We serve as a critical resource for children, ensuring they receive prompt care from our expert pediatric teams. We save parents valuable time and money. While high-quality Primary Care and digital care resources like BlueberryPediatrics.com & SummerHealth.com  are readily available, what's missing in our neighborhoods is urgent care tailored exclusively for kids, staffed with dedicated pediatric teams, and available 365 days a year.

Brave Care: Pediatric Urgent Care

In this next chapter of Brave Care we are refocusing as the best pediatric urgent care, with walk-in clinics thoughtfully designed by pediatricians and parents, built exclusively for kids. We remain open 365 days a year, including holidays, doubling down on our commitment to caring for sick and injured children when they need us the most. Equipped with on-site x-ray, labs, and medications, we are proud to provide an invaluable resource to the communities we serve.  Moving forward our families will be able to walk into any of our clinics when their kids need care, or save their spot in line on our website Bravecare.com.  We’ve opened up additional visit capacity and are making it simple and easy to get the care your child needs, faster. We want to be the best partner to parents, hospitals, and primary care physicians.

As we embark on this next phase, our CEO Dr. Gary Gerlacher brings valuable clinical and operations expertise as a pediatrician, having decades of developing successful pediatric urgent care business models, and, most importantly his own experience as a parent. Our founding team has remained as supportive advisors, board members and regular visitors to our clinics with their own kids.

We are filled with excitement for what lies ahead for Brave Care, we are eager to advance our mission and continue adding value to the families we serve, as well as the community partners who share our vision and passion for creating a brighter future of healthcare for our children. As parents ourselves, we understand the fear and anxiety that can arise when our children are sick or injured. At Brave Care, what drives us is the opportunity to turn those scary moments into amazing chances to be Brave.  We extend our heartfelt thanks for your unwavering support over the years, and we eagerly anticipate continuing to be your trusted partner throughout your child's healthcare journey.

Your partners in parenting,

Team Brave Care