Who uses urgent care the most?

31- to 40-Year-Olds Use Them Most Often Even though most patients were adults, children also used urgent care centers: Those 18 or younger accounted for 24 percent of claim lines.Apr 4, 2018

Who regulates urgent care centers in Colorado?

Licensure of Urgent Care Clinics Urgent care clinics are essentially regulated as a private physician’s office. Licensure comes under each individual center’s providers’ licensure, which is issued by the Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies (DORA).

What is the meaning of urgent medical need?

Care for an illness, injury or condition serious enough that a reasonable person would seek care right away, but not so severe it requires emergency room care.

What is an urgent medical situation?

Some examples of emergency situations include: Severe asthma attack. Difficulty breathing. Choking. Chest pain or other symptoms of a heart attack, such as pain in the back or jaw, weakness, exhaustion, or shortness of breath.

What does medically urgent mean?

Care for an illness, injury or condition serious enough that a reasonable person would seek care right away, but not so severe it requires emergency room care.