TitleType of ContentURL LocationLocation NameAuthorDate PublishedUCA Member QuotesKeywords
QuickStats: Percentage* of Children and Adolescents Aged ≤17 Years Who Visited an Urgent Care Center or a Clinic in a Drug Store or Grocery Store in the Past 12 MonthsReport
https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/73/wr/mm7303a5.htm?ACSTrackingID=USCDC_921-DM120806&ACSTrackingLabel=This%20Week%20in%20MMWR%3A%20Vol.%2073%2C%20January%2025%2C%202024&deliveryName=USCDC_921-DM120806
CDCElizabeth M. Briones, PhD and Dzifa Adjaye-Gbewonya, PhD1/25/2024 0:00children, adolescents
Half of Black D.C. residents lack easy access to health care, analysis showsArticleThe Washington PostMichael Brice-Saddler, Jenna Portnoy, John D. Harden and Janice Kao Chen01/03/2024 6am ESTminorities, D.C. residents, access
Urgent care expansion catches eye of regulatorsArticleSentinel & EnterpriseSam Drysdale01/20/2024 3:03amCOVID, expansion
State regulators want more oversight for urgent care facilitiesArticleWorcester Business JournalSam Drysdale1/11/2024oversight, data reporting
Emergency rooms are not okayArticleYour Local EpidemiologistKristen Panthagani, MD, PhD and Katelyn Jetelina2/8/2024ED overcrowding, boarders
Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and PensionsHearinghttps://www.help.senate.gov/hearings/addressing-long-covid-advancing-research-and-improving-patient-care
Senate.govHELP Committee01/18/2024 10amLong COVID
Urgent vs. Emergent: Alleviating Overcrowded Emergency Room PressuresArticlehttps://medcitynews.com/2024/01/urgent-vs-emergent-alleviating-overcrowded-emergency-room-pressures/?utm_medium=email&_hsmi=288963009&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9cOaNEvMec6USIVVJPcZ2F_BLXa4-vf7cfFKgGosYDj6imoAoHpfIScYbpBkS8Z3X5OPz69m-8py1EIHWHdrpUWw7_ow&utm_content=288963009&utm_source=hs_email%E2%80%8BMedCity NewsBenjamin Barlow01/05/2024 11:52amED overcrowding, hospital closures,
Americans less satisfied with almost every part of the health systemArticlehttps://www.axios.com/2023/12/19/health-care-satisfaction-gallupAxiosMaya Goldman12/19/2023UC satisfaction rates up
Skip the hospital: How to get help at virtual urgent care without going to the ERArticlehttps://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/skip-the-hospital-how-to-get-help-at-virtual-urgent-care-without-going-to-the-er/ar-BB1hNpb2MSNVictoria Leybov, MD2/5/2024Telehealth, ED overcrowding
Health Beat | Urgent care vs. emergency departmentArticlehttps://www.yahoo.com/news/health-beat-urgent-care-vs-141900623.html?guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly9leGNlbC5vZmZpY2VhcHBzLmxpdmUuY29tLw&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAK4eduNEsP92-2K9qLW8kzIZK1RZYqSgQvQtslgG8Q4NIbKVgnxDbjbm2Puiatow91l94VKoMwQIs4e9kMrwOxB8HevYTQJBG1Aj4jZBKgUK9dhZ2e_2U2xI2RD6Nt1Yg7GY92EWiC2Nv2woNAFYANC3x15DGjlOKOGF5885bAgOYahooTeresa McMinn- Cumberland Times1/27/2024acuity, ED alternative
How Much Does an Urgent Care Visit Cost in 2024?Articlehttps://www.forbes.com/advisor/health-insurance/urgent-care-cost/Forbes AdvisorChris Kissell7/10/2024cost, Urgent Care vs Emergency Room
ED wait times in N.Y. above national averageArticle cliphttps://newsletter.smartbrief.com/sharedSummary/index.jsp?copyId=98229F60-3BED-4668-8D58-E5763D331F8F&issueId=FB23C4F8-C3D0-4371-B87F-FEFDF83E56B2&briefId=2A1087BA-D78B-49BC-BBA9-8666EEAB85A6&launched=trueSmart BriefSmart Brief5/20/2024Wait times, New York
Primary Care Shortage Reshaping How Patients Seek CareArticlehttps://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/primary-care-shortage-reshaping-how-patients-seek-care-2024a100089i?form=fpfMedScapeDonavyn Coffey4/29/2024Primary care shortage, acute care
Emergency Rooms are not okayArticlehttps://yourlocalepidemiologist.substack.com/p/emergency-rooms-are-not-okay?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=281219&post_id=141442347&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=1jtkxh&triedRedirect=trueYour Local EpidemiologistKRISTEN PANTHAGANI, MD, PHD AND KATELYN JETELINA2/8/2024boarding, overcrowding, staff ratios
State mandates insurance coverage at urgent cares to relieve overwhelmed ERsArticle https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/unprecedented-state-mandates-insurance-coverage-at-urgent-cares-to-relieve-overwhelmed-ers/ar-BB1plS0j?ocid=BingNewsVerpThe Boston GlobeJason Laughlin7/3/2024James Brennan/AFCDepartment of Health, state health insurers, reimbursement, BCBS