It is all about location: the performance of urgent care centers by proximity to an emergency room in a general hospital
UCCs in the two locations without an ED received a higher volume of patients, while their satisfaction levels were lower. UCC serves as an alternative to ED for non-lifesaving medical conditions.
Authors
- Liat Lerner‐Geva (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3036-1304)
- Zohar Mor (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3458-1611)
- Fadi Abu Saman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-7964-2538)
Institutions
- Tel Aviv University (IL)
- Jerusalem Institute for Israel Studies (IL)
- Israel Ministry of Health (IL)
- Ministry of Social Affairs and Social Services (IL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Israel Journal of Health Policy Research
- Published
- 2025-09-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13584-025-00718-z
- Primary Topic
- Emergency and Acute Care Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00