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 Physicians Immediate Care for faster, convenient, and more affordable care.
Benefits of visiting Physicians Immediate 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 Physicians Immediate 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.)