An Innovative Model of Urgent Care for the Underserved: A Case Report of an Urban Hospital-Affiliated Federally Qualified Health Center Urgent Care Clinic

J Health Care Poor Underserved. 2021;32(3):1160-1165. doi: 10.1353/hpu.2021.0121.

Abstract

Medically underserved patients experience significant barriers to affordable acute care. This brief report describes an innovative urban hospital-affiliated federally qualified health center urgent care clinic that successfully meets a medically underserved population's need for accessible, appropriate, and affordable acute care.

MeSH terms

  • Ambulatory Care
  • Ambulatory Care Facilities*
  • Hospitals, Urban
  • Humans
  • Medically Underserved Area*
  • Vulnerable Populations