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Why is Urgent Care Hawaii lying to the people of Hawaii about coronavirus testing? This executive did NOT like me asking! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJlWrJ5JQNE  

Some ailing veterans can now use their federal health care benefits at CVS “MinuteClinics” to treat minor illnesses and injuries, under a pilot program announced Tuesday by the Department of Veterans Affairs. The new program, currently limited to the Phoenix area, comes three years after the VA faced allegations of chronically long wait times at its centers, including its Phoenix VA medical center, which treats about 120,000 veterans. The Phoenix pilot program is a test-run by VA Secretary David Shulkin who is working on a nationwide plan to reduce veterans’ wait times. Veterans would not be bound by current restrictions...

What is the purpose of all the urgent care centers in the urban areas, specifically Albuquerque, New Mexic?

Central NJ- My significant other bashed her hand this morning, it swelled bad and lots of pain. Went to work and it got worse, so went to the urgent care facility for an x-ray. She works for J&J and has very good insurance. When she arrived, she asked if they were able to x-ray on site, and was told yes. After filling out many pages of forms and handing over a $20 co-pay, she was taken to a room where a 'nurse' incorrectly attempted to take her blood pressure several times, tried taking her pulse with her thumb instead of...

Patients who need immediate care for injuries and illness, be it a nail-gun puncture or a severe stomach bug, are increasingly turning to walk-in urgent-care clinics. These facilities aim to fill the gap between the growing shortage of primary-care doctors and a shrinking number of already-crowded hospital emergency departments, with no appointment necessary and extended evening and weekend hours. Urgent-care clinics are staffed by physicians, offer wait times as little as a few minutes and charge $60 to $200 depending on the procedure -- a fraction of the typical $1,000-plus emergency department visit. Some offer discounts and payment plans for...

Emergency Med Geo-Equity Impossible in Socialized System The Pasadena Pundit - 9/21/07 Excerpt: Californians contemplating whether their legislators should adopt mandatory employer-paid health insurance or universal health care a la Massachusetts should consider what is happening in East Pasadena, where the closure of the former 165-bed St. Lukes Hospital in 2002 left a perceived void in geographic medical care for the area. Activists Roberta Marti, Chairperson, EmergencyCareNow and Gene Masuda, Eaton Blanche Park Neighborhood Association, are advocating a City-sponsored urgent care center in East Pasadena, at the former St. Lukes Hospital site on the basis of "geographical equity." The nearest...