TABLE 2.

Impact of urgent care center operating on number of emergency department visits, by acuity level

n = 102 313	Total visits	Nonurgent	Urgent, primary care treatable	Emergent, avoidable	Emergent, not avoidable
UCC in ZIP * UCC open	‒27.68*	‒14.27*	‒8.555	‒3.552**	‒1.301
(SE)	(13.68)	(6.074)	(4.524)	(1.250)	(1.949)
Baseline	160.9	52.80	58.29	17.30	32.51
Relative change (%)	‒17.2	‒27.03	‒14.68	‒20.53	‒4.00

Author analysis of State Emergency Department Databases for AZ, FL, NE, NJ, NY, and RI. Stars represent statistical significance.

^* P < 0.05

^** P < 0.01

^*** P < 0.001.