Capital Region Urgent Care West Edgewood (2024)

FAQs

How many urgent cares are there in NYC? ›

Here in New York, there are more than 300 urgent care centers, providing consumers with yet another health care option.

Urgent care has grown rapidly because of convenience, gaps in primary care, high costs of emergency room visits, and increased investment by health systems and private-equity groups.

Patient Volume: The influx of patients seeking care can significantly sway wait times. Surges in acute illnesses, often due to seasonal changes or health crises, can burden ERs and urgent care centers. Staffing: The ratio of healthcare providers to patients is a linchpin in wait time dynamics.

Cardiac Arrest: This is when your heart suddenly stops. If not treated immediately the patient will die. Heart Attack: This occurs when the blood supply to part of the heart stops.

Decreased Wait Times

For this reason, many people choose to visit an urgent care center instead. Because of their approach to quick, convenient care and staffing, most urgent care and emergency centers are able to see patients far quicker than a standard doctor's office.

For the purpose of this article, we'll consider urgent as a patient who should be seen within 24 to 48 hours and emergent as a patient who should be seen immediately in the office or referred to the nearest emergency eye care facility.

Con: High costs due to over-utilization

Although at the core urgent care and retail clinics might have lower costs, they also run the risk of accruing a high overall healthcare bill. This risk is tied to the convenience of these facilities.

You should call 911 or come right to the emergency room if you're systemically sick. That's when an illness affects your entire body, and you have severe pain or sudden onset of severe symptoms, a fever that won't break, or “something doesn't work,” like you're unable to move an arm or leg or breathe normally.

What is the busiest day of the week for urgent care? ›

The busiest day of the week for urgent care facilities is typically Monday. Many people postpone seeking medical care over the weekend and choose to visit the doctor on Monday instead. If possible, try to schedule your visit for a different day to avoid the crowds.

The Big Number: 53 and Counting! That's right, folks, according to the NYC Department of Health, there are a whopping 53 emergency departments scattered across the five boroughs.

NYC Health + Hospitals is the nation's largest municipal health care delivery system in the United States dedicated to providing the highest quality health care services to all New Yorkers with compassion, dignity and respect, and regardless of immigration status or ability to pay.

With over 144,000 emergency department visits annually, Lincoln has the busiest single-site emergency department in New York City and the third-busiest in the nation.

How many urgent care clinics are in the U.S.? There were 10,728 active urgent care clinics in the U.S. as of February 2024. These centers offer convenient healthcare services for people who require immediate medical attention but do not have an emergency medical condition.