While urgent care services may seem like a new trend in the American health care system, the truth is the urgent care movement began nearly 40 years ago during the 1970’s. Though no would could predict the movement would gain so much momentum, urgent care clinics have become an integral part of the American health care system. In fact, it’s hard to imagine life without them.
Urgent care clinics continue to bridge the broad gap between hospital emergency departments and primary care physician offices, both of which tend to be understaffed and short on time.… Read More...
What You Should Know About Urgent Care Centers
Feeling under the weather? Skip the ER waiting rooms and try visiting urgent care.
The urgent care movement started in the United States in the 1970s. Since then, it’s grown to include many locations around the world. There are over 8,000 urgent care centers in the US alone, and many are located in freestanding buildings, not hospitals. Around three million patients visit these urgent care centers each week.
What is Urgent Care?
Traditionally, urgent care centers are designed to lighten traffic to overcrowded emergency rooms by treating non-life threatening injuries and illnesses.… Read More...