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Can urgent care clinics actually take pressure off hospitals? Yes, but they're not the only way

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By Charmaine Gray, Jonathan Karnon
| MSN Verified
When we're acutely ill or injured, we want to be able to quickly access care in Australia's hospital emergency departments (EDs). But more of us are seeking care in EDs. This went from 7.4 million in 201415 to 9.1 million in 202425. And the system is struggling to cope. Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest sci-tech news updates. EDs are becoming more crowded and patients are staying in EDs for a lot longer.
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Can Urgent Care clinics actually take pressure off hospitals? Yes, but they're not the only way

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By Jonathan Karnon, Charmaine Gray, Lisa Lock, Andrew Zinin Verified
| Medical Xpress Verified
Credit: Country to Coast QLD/facebook.com, Wikimedia, Canva, The Conversation When we're acutely ill or injured, we want to be able to quickly access care in Australia's hospital emergency departments (EDs). But more of us are seeking care in EDs. This went from 7.4 million in 2014–15 to 9.1 million in 2024–25. And the system is struggling to cope. EDs are becoming more crowded and patients are staying in EDs for a lot longer.
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Can Urgent Care Clinics actually take pressure off hospitals? Yes, but they’re not the only way

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By Jonathan Karnon, Charmaine Gray
| The Conversation Verified
When we’re acutely ill or injured, we want to be able to quickly access care in Australia’s hospital emergency departments (EDs). But more of us are seeking care in EDs. This went from 7.4 million in 2014–15 to 9.1 million in 2024–25. And the system is struggling to cope. EDs are becoming more crowded and patients are staying in EDs for a lot longer. Around 10% of patents waiting for an inpatient bed spent 19 or more hours in an ED – six hours longer than they would’ve waited four years ago.
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