The ER is to some extent a fictitious entity. Politicians took to blaming the poor for abusing their access to ER's. But healthcare is anything if not statistic

The ER is to some extent a fictitious entity. Politicians took to blaming the poor for abusing their access to ER's. But healthcare is anything if not statistical. They can figure out how many patients walk into an ER, who could be served in an urgent care setting, and provide those services on site. In fact, the ER closest to my house works in exactly this way.