PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — Urgent care centers and drug stores are competing directly with the traditional doctor's office.
The patient care landscape has changed dramatically in just a few decades. As a growing number of doctors have given up individual practices to retire or become employed by large health care systems, urgent care centers with large corporate backings have popped up to fill a gap.
You may have noticed pharmacy chains adding health care centers. Consumers now have many choices, but which is best?
It depends on each person and their needs, but there is one thing you should think about carefully: continuity of care.
The best long-term care is achieved if the person who cares for you knows your family history as well as your own health history. In other words, you need this relationship, if at all possible.
Get more medical reports from Dr. Brian McDonough.
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