MedPage Today November 20, 2023
— Can’t we improve primary care and emergency department visits so more patients go there instead?
Wouldn’t it be better if we just fix what was broken, since we know how to do this?
In this Sunday’s New York Times there was a full double-spread story in the Sunday Business section about the importance and growth of urgent care centers and the role they play in healthcare. These facilities have blossomed over the past few years, and growth was only fueled and accelerated by the pandemic. Clearly, they provide an incredible service to patients, fitting a specific niche between primary care and the care needed in an emergency department.
But is this really something we need to have growing? Wouldn’t...
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