urgent care

Free-Standing Emergency Rooms Accused Of Duping Patients Into Paying “Facilities Fees”

Free-Standing Emergency Rooms Accused Of Duping Patients Into Paying “Facilities Fees”

The country’s largest operator of free-standing emergency rooms — urgent medical care providers that are not physically connected to any hospital — has been accused of deceiving their patients into paying fees of several thousand dollars. [More]

Urgent Care Clinics Move In To Malls, And Landlords Really Like Them

Urgent Care Clinics Move In To Malls, And Landlords Really Like Them

Sometimes you need a sprained ankle bandaged or a sore ear looked at outside of the hours that your primary health care provider is open. Where do you go when that happens? In a growing number of communities, you can head to the mall, where small urgent care clinics are setting up in that storefront where Blockbuster used to be. [More]