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Tag: urgent care

There's sign with red letters that says "Emergency Trauma Center." Emergency care is different from urgent care.
Posted inConsumer News

The decision of where to seek care is complicated by the multitude of options

by KFF Health News January 17, 2023January 16, 2023

By Sam Whitehead Kaiser Health News One evening in February 2017, Sarah Dudley’s husband, Joseph, started to feel sick. He had a high fever, his head and body ached, and he seemed disoriented, she said. The Dudleys had a decision to make: go to the hospital emergency room or to an urgent care clinic near […]

Posted inMental Health

Mental health parity isn’t panning out for some patients and parents

by Yen Duong January 22, 2019April 26, 2019
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Rural Hospital has Patients Headed to Walmart For Their Care

by Taylor Knopf September 7, 2018September 19, 2022
Posted inRural Health

Keeping a Hospital Afloat in Far Western Murphy

by Rose Hoban January 18, 2018April 14, 2021
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Posted inRural Health

Advantages of a Rural, Small-town Medical Center

by Taylor Knopf May 30, 2017October 4, 2022
Posted inMental Health

A Place to Go for Prompt Help with Behavioral Health Problems

by Thomas Goldsmith February 1, 2017October 11, 2022

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