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Ramy Yakobi
Ramy Yakobi
Emergency Medicine, 120 DeKalb Ave,
Brooklyn, N. Y. 11201
Tanzania
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Research Article
Impact of Urgent Care Centers on Emergency Department Visits
Author(s): Ramy YakobiRamy Yakobi
Background: Urgent Care Centers (UCC) and Retail Clinics (RC) have become popular as the need for convenient care continues to grow in light of long waits to be seen by Emergency Departments (ED). Objective: To analyze the impact of UCC on the ED census of nearby hospitals. Methods: This retrospective analysis examined census for the EDs located within 2 miles from UCC. The census was obtained for a period of January 2010 through December 2015 from four different hospitals in New York City. This period corresponds to the rapid expansion of UCC in the metropolitan area. Results: Although some variation was seen during certain years, there was an increase in ED census in the year 2015 as compared to that of 2010. About 100 UCCs operate among the various boroughs of New York City that are capable of addressing illnesses that are classified by ED as ESI Level 4 and 5. Insurance companies .. View More»
DOI: 10.4172/2375-4273.1000204