After-Hours Care in Suburban Canada

Objective : To determine if operation of an outpatient “after-hours” clinic (AHC) was associated with a reduction in local emergency department (ED) visits. Study Setting : Leduc, Alberta, Canada is a city of approximately 20 000 people. There is one hospital ED and a single AHC. Information on AHC...

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Main Authors: David Jones MSc, Linda Carroll PhD, Leonard Frank MSc
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2011-10-01
Series:Journal of Primary Care & Community Health
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2150131911408431