Answers To Diseases

Long wait times in emergency departments have led to a resurgence of urgent care centers.
The LA Times has a piece on the phenomenon, and notes that many of these facilities have opened up in suburbs, where patients with insurance tend to live.

Physicians are often pressed for time, both in the hospital and the clinic.
And for those who don’t speak English, that represents a huge problem. Not only are many cash-strapped hospitals cutting back on interpreter services, those that have them aren’t always being utilized.
As surgeon Pauline Chen notes, “Patients who speak English poorly or not [...]