The Urgent Care Opportunity

“Urgent care” for behavioral health is in demand. Why? Mental health admissions are still proving a big proportion of hospitalizations.

In 2010, expenses for hospital inpatient stays accounted for nearly one-third of all health care expenses for the U.S. civilian noninstitutionalized population ($1.3 billion) (see Expenses for Hospital Inpatient Stays, 2010) – and an annual average of 27.5 million adults (14.3%) had some health care expenses for mental health disorders ($48.2 billion). This includes $7.95 billion for inpatient stays, and $850 million for emergency room visits (see Expenditures for Mental Health among Adults, Ages . . .