Stop ER Crowding, Pay Less for the Same Treatment at an Urgent Care Center

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An emergency room packed with people sporting colds and nosebleeds is almost laughable. Still, a great deal of people are abusing one of our most valuable emergency resources because it is convenient. The well being of our loved ones is at stake. Emergency rooms need to be available for accident victims, and others who truly need them.

The “Convenience” of Emergency Rooms is a Fallacy

What is most troubling is that emergency rooms are not convenient. People are flocking to emergency rooms with sinus infections, wholeheartedly believing that, if traditional doctor offices are closed, it is the only place to go. That is far from the truth.

There are 8,000 freestanding urgent care centers in the United States alone, and urgent care hours are more flexible than ever. Hours have been expan