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Center for Health Policy | Health Economics | Newsletter

Freestanding E.D.s & Urgent Care Ctrs

March 12, 2018 | Vivian Ho

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Vivian Ho

James A. Baker III Institute Chair in Health Economics

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Baker InstituteFreestanding emergency departments

Are freestanding emergency departments (EDs) the same as urgent care centers? Vivian Ho, director of the Center for Health and Biosciences, explains the difference in costs between the two and why patients seeking immediate medical attention in their neighborhood should think carefully before walking into a freestanding ED.

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