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Urgent Care Center Location: An Empirical Analysis Of Their Locations In Relation To Demographic, Socioeconomic, And Land Use Factors: A Case Study Of Portland, Oregon, Abdullah Alfaiz

Dissertations and Theses

Urgent Care Centers (UCCs) are a recent innovation in the American system of health care delivery. The number of UCCs has increased significantly in recent years. Many researchers point out that the rapid growth of UCCs is expected to escalate during the next few decades. This growth will create more competition among providers of these facilities in the health care market, and the competition could lead to an uneven distribution of UCCs within cities. While health officials and planners are interested in attracting more patients by expanding UCC services, they are often unfamiliar with the factors that go into site …