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What is urgent care vs er.
Should i go to urgent care or er quiz
Yes, urgent care is convenient. But seeing your doctor may save your life.
When Americans feel sick, they often face a choice: Try to make a doctor's appointment − and potentially wait days or weeks − or head to the closest urgent care or retail clinic to see a provider right away.
For many, it's an easy decision.
Half of Americans have visited an urgent care center or retail clinic in the past five years, according to a new survey by the physician network MDVIP and Ipsos.
Walk-in clinics might seem like a godsend at a time of growing frustration with the health care system.
In many ways, they are. But they also can pose a threat to Americans' health.
The problem isn't so-called convenience care itself, but rather that patients use it as a replacement for primary care physicians, rather than a supplement to them.
As an internist, I've seen the dangers of overreliance on convenience care firsthand.
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