Do you find yourself frantically Googling “urgent care walk in clinic near me?” Unfortunately, unplanned medical issues never occur when you want them to (since, you never want them to…) and they are almost never convenient to get the necessary treatment. Cold symptoms typically always get worse at night while you’re sleeping. When you suddenly develop the symptoms of an upper respiratory infection, it’s usually in the middle of the night and your doctor can’t fit you in until the next day (if you’re lucky).… Read More...
How the Urgent Care Revolution is Changing the Way Patients are Treated
Over the last few years the American healthcare field has experienced several shifts in response to new legislation such as the Affordable Care Act. The most notable change is in urgent care or walk in clinics, which have swept the nation; there are an estimated 6,800 urgent care or walk in clinics in the U.S. with most of which located in free-standing buildings.
Short Wait Times
They call it urgent care for a reason: a survey found that 57% of urgent care patients waited no more than 15 minutes to be seen with 80% of all visits taking 60 minutes or less for full-treatment.… Read More...