About how many urgent care centers were there back in 2016?
Answerabout 9,000
The number of urgent care centers grew by roughly two-thirds in less than a decade.
Source: Urgent Care Association (2016) urgentcareassociation.org
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Clinic facts & stats
4 sourced facts about medical clinics — urgent care and everyday healthcare visits, each with the context behind the number. 4 more are in today's round and appear here after it closes.
Going deeper
What share of US children had a healthcare visit in the past year?
Answer95.1%
Regular checkups and vaccinations keep children's healthcare visit rates especially high.
Source: CDC/NCHS, National Health Interview Survey (2024) cdc.gov
About how many emergency department visits happen in the US each year?
Answerabout 155.4 million
That works out to roughly 47 emergency visits for every 100 Americans each year.
Source: CDC/NCHS (2022) cdc.gov
Expert level
What share of ER patients are seen by a provider within 15 minutes of arrival?
Answerabout 40.6%
That means a majority of ER patients wait longer than 15 minutes to be seen.
Source: CDC/NCHS (2022) cdc.gov
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