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NewsHospitals adding urgent care clinics to relieve overcrowding, doc shortage
Hospitals trying to ease strained emergency rooms (ERs) and to overcome a lack of primary care physicians are embracing urgent care centers, report Kaiser Health News and USA Today. They increasingly Read more...
Hospitals take online reservations for ER appointments
Lakewood Regional Medical Center is offering patients emergency room reservations, KTLA reports. For $15, a patient can book an appointment online between 90 minutes and two hours ahead of time. It's Read more...
Providers, make it easier for patients to find you
For healthcare to run more efficiently in America, consumers need to be better armed with information on where to get the most appropriate care or treatment. But we still haven't connected all the Read more...
UPMC's urgent care development binge irritates rival
The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center is on an urgent care center development binge. In December, it plans to open its newest urgent care center, competing with two other places offering nearly Read more...
Trends: ED crowding may be pushing growth of urgent care centers
Over the past few years, emergency department crowding has grown steadily worse, with waits climbing to an average of 3.3 hours as of 2006, according to the CDC. Given these pressures on the ED, Read more...
Trend: Urgent care center growth exploding
Retail clinics may be the sexiest sector in outpatient care today, but when it comes to growth, it's urgent care centers which are leading the pack. While there's about 1,000 retail clinics in Read more...
| Press ReleasesU.S. HealthWorks Adds Pacific Walk-In Clinic in Lacey to Its Network of Washington CentersLACEY, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- U.S. HealthWorks, the largest operator of occupational healthcare and urgent care centers in Washington, today announced the acquisition of the Pacific Walk-In Clinic, Read more >> The Urgent Care Association of America Announces New Certified Urgent Care CentersWARRENVILLE, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- One hundred thirty-four more facilities have just received the Certified Urgent Care Center designation awarded by the Urgent Care Association of America. The Read more >> Baptist Emergency Hospital Opens New Hospital Concept in San AntonioBaptist Health System opens first location at 281 and Thousand Oaks to bring emergency care to local community SAN ANTONIO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Baptist Health System is bringing top-notch emergency Read more >> SmartCare Urgent Care to Open in Atlanta in Early Spring 2012New Clinic Emphasizes Fast and Convenient, Quality Care for Urban Atlanta Neighborhoods ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- North Atlanta neighborhoods will gain a new urgent care center in Early Spring, 2012 Read more >> Increased Cash Flow Signals Good Health for Denver Urgent Care and Family Medicine PracticeRocky Mountain Urgent Care & Family Medicine Experiences 8-9% Increase in Cash Flow with Orion HealthCorpDENVER, Nov. 29, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- According to a recent study by the Urgent Care Read more >> |
