tag:assets2.scripps.org,2005:/services/urgent-care/news_items Scripps Health - All News for Urgent Care 2011-10-14T17:55:51Z tag:assets2.scripps.org,2005:NewsItem/4091 2011-10-13T11:54:43-07:00 2011-10-14T17:55:51Z Scripps Health Emergency Care Overhaul Slashes Wait Time to 30 Minutes or Less <p> <object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/kKLNabtfCts&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/kKLNabtfCts&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object> </p> <p>Scripps revolutionized their emergency room admittance process to virtually eliminate wait times. This new, streamlined process has changed the way our hospitals deliver emergency care, now bringing patients into contact with a doctor in an average of 30 minutes or less.</p> <p><a href="/news_items/4077-scripps-is-transforming-medicine-watch-our-special-series-on-nbc-7" title="Learn more about how Scripps is transforming medicine.">Learn more about how Scripps is transforming medicine.</a></p> Scripps revolutionized their emergency room admittance process to virtually eliminate wait times. This new, streamlined process has changed the way our hospitals deliver emergency care, now bringing patients into contact with a doctor in an average of 30 minutes or less. Learn more about how Scripps is transforming medicine. tag:assets2.scripps.org,2005:NewsItem/3792 2010-11-17T15:45:00-08:00 2011-07-14T16:08:33-07:00 Scripps Health The Savvy Patient - Emergency Department or Urgent Care? <p>In this week’s installment of The San Diego Union-Tribune’s “Savvy Patient” column, Scripps Health provides insights into the issue of knowing where to go when care is needed &#8211; <a href="http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2010/nov/16/emergency-department-or-urgent-care/">the emergency department or urgent care?</a></p> In this week’s installment of The San Diego Union-Tribune’s “Savvy Patient” column, Scripps Health provides insights into the issue of knowing where to go when care is needed – the emergency department or urgent care?