Convenient Care Association

"For someone like myself who has a high deductible and pays for all office visits [and] meds, this is the perfect place for us to come. I would not hesitate to come back - the care was excellent."

- Aurora QuickCare Patient Survey Response, 2006.

"The American College of Nurse Practitioners supports the Convenient Care Industry as an accessible, high quality mode of healthcare delivery."

- American College of Nurse Practitioners, 2006.

"Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota found that visits to Convenient Care Clinics cost half as much as visits to physicians' offices for similar conditions."

- Time Magazine, 2006.

"A recent survey shows that 78% of adults feel strongly that retail-based health centers provide a convenient way for people to get basic medical services."

- The Wall Street Journal, 2005.

"Evidence shows that Convenient Care Clinics do not increase overall demand for medical services, but offer an alternative for consumers facing access problems within the traditional health care system."

- California HealthCare Foundation, 2006.

Hospital Retail Clinic Toolkit

Hospital leaders take major risks by ignoring the retail clinic phenomenon. This timely, complete and practical guide helps hospital management create an optimal response to retail clinics, which may include operating their own retail clinics, partnering with an operator, or using retail clinic principles in existing hospital operations.

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"Detailed expert guidance for hospital systems to make the right decisions for their retail clinics..."

-Tine Hansen-Turton, CCA Executive Director