ER vs Urgent Care Calculator
What are you annual savings if you choose urgent care over the emergency room? Learn the benefits and realities.
LOWER HEALTH CARE COSTS
Unnecessary ER visits by employees are an expensive cost to employers. Reduce these costs by asking workers with non-life-threatening medical issues to visit WellNow Urgent Care for faster, convenient, and more affordable care.
Benefits of visiting WellNow Urgent Care
Quick, accessible care – 40+ clinics in Illinois and Indiana open seven days a week with extended hours
Great customer satisfaction – our patients rate us 4.5 out of 5.0 stars
Centralized coordination of care makes their lives easier if they need follow-up care
Emergency room realities
24% of ER visits last 4+ hours compared to less than 1 hour at urgent care
ER visits may cost up to 10 times more than urgent care visits for the same diagnosis
There are an estimated 3 ER visits per 1,000 lives
Approximately 1 in 3 ER visits are non-emergency and could have been avoided
The average ER visit cost is $2,000
Employees have challenges getting access to care
63% have difficulty getting care on nights, weekends and holidays
43% don’t have access to same-day or next-day appointments with their physician
20% of adults wait 6 days or more to see their doctor when they’re sick
On average patients may wait 24+ days to get into to see their primary care physician
How WellNow Urgent Care can help save you money
Significant cost savings through decreased ER visits
Reduced referrals to specialists and cost-effective coordination of care to those specialists and other outpatient facilities (imaging centers, etc.)