With more and more patients demanding easier access to quality care, and insurers encouraging them to seek lower cost options than emergency room visits, urgent care facilities are rapidly filling the critical gap in modern healthcare. In fact, an estimated three million patients visit an urgent care facility each week in the United States. Business continues to boom, as urgent care centers account for $14 billion in revenue annually in the United States. However, this is not just a fad. The movement for urgent care actually began in the 1970’s in the United States, and has rapidly gained popularity around the world since then.… Read More...