News Report | December 28, 2020
26.4% Of Children Had One Or More Visits To An Urgent Care Center Or Retail Health Clinic In 2019
During 2019, approximately 26.4% of children aged 0 to 17 years had one or more visits to an urgent care center or retail health clinic in 2019, according to research by the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS). A retail health clinic is defined as health clinics located within grocery or retail stores.
About 27.6% of children with private insurance had one or more visits to an urgent care center or retail health clinic in 2019, compared to about 25.2% with public health insurance, and 19.3% of uninsured children. Non-Hispanic white children (about 29.2 . . .