Urgent Care Centers Filling a Need in South Jersey

Health care companies are planning to open more urgent care centers in South Jersey to meet a growing need, the Courier Post reports.

About 30,000 people used Virtua’s centers in Moorestown, Voorhees and Washington Township last year, with three more planned in Camden and Burlington counties over the next year and a half, according to the report.

Virtua Executive Vice President for Population and Health Management Mike Kotzen told the Courier Post that the urgent care centers serve as an access point for patients, and hold down overcrowding in hospitals and emergency rooms.

Cooper University Hospital, Lourdes and Inspira are among the health systems that are also planning to open more urgent care centers at varying paces. Several independent chains have also opened urgent care centers recently, and Kennedy Hospital has entered into an agreement to co-brand sites with MedExpress, according to the report.

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