HealthLeaders Media December 16, 2021
Christopher Cheney

The growth of urgent care visits before the pandemic continued in 2020 and 2021, an Epic Health Research Network study shows.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

– Infectious disease testing peaked at about 40% of urgent care visits in October 2020.

– Immunizations peaked at about 20% of urgent care visits in March 2021.

The coronavirus pandemic resulted in unprecedented increases in infectious disease testing and immunizations at urgent care clinics, according to a new research article.

Urgent care visits were on an upward trend before the pandemic. The new study shows that upward trend has continued during the pandemic, with the exception of a decrease in visits early in the crisis.

The new study, which was published by Epic Health Research Network,...

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