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Known as urgent-care centers, they offer consumers a convenient and potentially cheaper option for treating sprains, migraines and other minor ailments and injuries.

Centers for Urgent Care M.P. McQueen 2011

The battalion medical team also works with the Shock Trauma Platoon when urgent-care patients — the overwhelming majority of whom are Afghan locals or soldiers — come in.

Trauma team faces steady pressure of war 2011

Using urgent-care clinics instead of hospital emergency rooms, where possible, is another switch.

Managing a Deductible Anna Wilde Mathews 2011

The ad later asks why Mr. Scott won't release a deposition in a lawsuit about billing practices at a new urgent-care company he runs.

Voters Split in Scrappy Governor's Race Valerie Bauerlein 2010

Coffman and his wife, Cynthia, rushed to an urgent-care center in a strip mall where X-rays showed he had, for the first time in his 54 years, broken a bone.

Think Progress » GOP congressman praises government health care system that paid for his treatement. 2010

The article suggests seven cost-cutting strategies, such as shopping around for the least expensive prescription drugs, negotiating with providers to lower their fees and going to an urgent-care clinic rather than an emergency room.

Unruly behavior of 'outer child' is target of psychotherapist's self-help book Post 2011

The After Hours Program is an urgent-care telephone triage service staffed by specially trained registered nurses and intake representatives at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.

Frequently Asked Questions 2010

The battalion medical team also works with the Shock Trauma Platoon when urgent-care patients — the overwhelming majority of whom are Afghan locals or soldiers — come in.

Trauma team faces steady pressure of war 2011

Humana hopes the centers can provide an alternative to costly emergency-room care for its members: A typical visit to a Concentra urgent-care clinic costs $190 to $200, including an X-ray, according to the company, while a comparable ER visit would range from $350 to $650 or more, with additional services for X-rays.

Reforms Prod Insurers to Diversify Avery Johnson 2011

About 14% to 27% of all emergency-room visits could take place at urgent-care centers or retail clinics, according to a study published last September in Health Affairs.

Easing ER Wait Times Anya Martin 2011