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2. When and why urgent care centers may be better option ... - AOL

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   The average wait time at an urgent care visit is about 60 minutes; the wait time for emergency room visit is around 162 minutes. Urgent care centers are for non-life threatening injuries and ...

3. Urgent care center - Wikipedia

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   An urgent care center ( UCC ), also known as an urgent treatment centre (UTC) in the United Kingdom, is a type of walk-in clinic focused on the delivery of urgent ambulatory care in a dedicated medical facility outside of a traditional emergency department located within a hospital. Urgent care centers primarily treat injuries or illnesses ...

4. Emergency department - Wikipedia

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   An emergency department ( ED ), also known as an accident and emergency department ( A&E ), emergency room ( ER ), emergency ward ( EW) or casualty department, is a medical treatment facility specializing in emergency medicine, the acute care of patients who present without prior appointment; either by their own means or by that of an ambulance ...

5. Emergency medical services in France - Wikipedia

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   Emergency medical services in France are provided by a mix of organizations under public health control. The central organizations that provide these services are known as a SAMU, which stands for Service d’aide médicale urgente (Urgent Medical Aid Service). Local SAMU organisations operate the control rooms that answer emergency calls and ...

6. The rural health care crisis is growing - AOL

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   In most U.S. cities, urgent medical care is just a few minutes away. But for a growing number of Americans in rural areas, emergency and even routine medical care is getting harder to find. "It is ...

7. Ambulatory care - Wikipedia

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   In the United States, the Urgent Care Association of America (UCAOA) estimates that over 15,000 urgent care centers deliver urgent care services. These centers are designed to evaluate and treat conditions that are not severe enough to require treatment in a hospital emergency department but still require treatment beyond normal physician ...