urgent care

American  

noun

1. medical care and services provided, typically in an urgent care center, to people with urgent but not serious medical problems.

   access to urgent care.

2. urgent care center.

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Etymology

Origin of urgent care

First recorded in 1955–60

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Example Sentences

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urgent care

The New York-based company uses AI technology in its software geared for use in urgent care centers where staff uses it for diagnosis, documentation, coding and collections, among other things.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026

But the lag time is having a real impact on public health, especially in rural communities with reduced urgent care services.

From Salon ● Sep. 12, 2026

The health system also provides more than $270 million in unreimbursed care for low-income patients each year, he said, as well as primary and urgent care for people experiencing homelessness.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026

That reduction was 47.9% against flu severe enough to send patients to the hospital or urgent care.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026

“It was urgent care, not the ER,” Paige said.

From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly

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