In the past three years, St. David’s has opened four urgent care centers, which are classified as extensions of the ER, or Type B emergency departments. The centers are designed to treat non-emergency conditions, such as cuts, broken bones, migraines and asthma.
The hospital’s policy says, similarly to an ER, that patients must pay an ER co-pay and will be billed by the facility and separately by the physician. However, not all patients will face emergency room-high prices. Some insurance policies will process the visit as urgent care, while others will bill it as an ER visit.
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