The initial urgent<unk>  opened in the 1970s. Since then this sector of the healthcare industry has rapidly expanded to an approximately 17,000<unk> .  Many of these<unk>  have been started by entrepreneurial physicians who have responded to the public need for convenient access to unscheduled medical care. Other<unk>  have been opened by hospital systems, seeking to attract patients.  Much of the growth of these<unk>  has been fueled by the significant savings that urgent<unk>  provide over the care in a hospital emergency department.
Many managed care organizations (MCOs) now encourage their customers to utilize the urgent care option.
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