
More and more often, people are taking their medical emergencies — and medical hiccups that aren’t quite emergencies — to urgent care locations rather than looking for medical help at the emergency room. There are several different reasons for this growing trend. For one thing, a lot of us have medical issues that stop short of needing emergency room care. The emergency room prioritizes true emergencies — that is, life and death emergencies. For that reason, a lot of patients end up waiting potentially hours to have their problems treated.… Read More...