The increasing reliance on urgent care facilities due to long wait times at primary care doctor offices is a growing concern. A shortage of primary care physicians, exacerbated by the pandemic, is a major contributing factor. Experts advise that seeking primary care when possible offers better value and that many common illnesses can be managed through rest, hydration, and self-care.
INDIANAPOLIS — Primary doctors versus urgent care ? You probably know someone who is sick right now and the chances are the urgent care nearest to you could be seeing long wait times.“Simplest answer to that is convenience and you can get into an urgent care without an appointment,” Nurse Practitioner Schani Manungo said.Manungo says she runs Ideal Health Clinic in Indianapolis.“I started off in primary care and then I went to retail health.
“There has been a deficiency in the number of primary care applicants coming out of the various med schools that we draw from in the region,” Dr. Chad Perkins with Ascension St. Vincent said.Dr. Perkins says one reason you see long wait times is because it's hard to hire primary care physicians post-pandemic.
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