From 2008 to 2015 there was a 36 percent decline in ER visits for minor conditions and injuries, the study found. Meanwhile, use of non-ER services — including urgent care clinics, retail clinics and telemedicine — rose 140 percent.
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Urgent Care Centers Ease ER Burden in U.S.
From 2008 to 2015 there was a 36 percent decline in ER visits for minor conditions and injuries, the study found. Meanwhile, use of non-ER services — including urgent care clinics, retail clinics and telemedicine — rose 140 percent.
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