Top 8 reasons Urgent Care centers are here to stay
Over the past years, the urgent care industry showed significant growth. Urgent care centers and retail clinics have popped up to accommodate the demand of increasing healthcare costs.
They had more than 160.0 million total visits in 2012, or 357 patients per week, according to the Urgent Care Benchmarking Survey produced by the Urgent Care Association of America.
In fact this year, urgent care industry hits $18 billion as big players also drive growth.