What does this research mean for the field?

Emergency departments with co-located primary care-driven urgent care centers may provide different clinical benefits and risks compared to those without such centers, but the evidence remains uncertain. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.SYNTHESIS. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

What question did this study set out to answer?

This research aims to assess the clinical benefits and risks associated with emergency departments that have co-located urgent care centers.

March 10, 2026International Emergency Nursing0 citationsOpen Access

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Clinical benefits and risks of emergency departments with or without co-located primary care-driven urgent care centers: A systematic review

IWIngela WennmanSahlgrenska University Hospital SHSamah HabboucheSahlgrenska University Hospital LHLina HolmqvistSahlgrenska University Hospital

Key Points

This research aims to assess the clinical benefits and risks associated with emergency departments that have co-located urgent care centers.
Conducted a systematic review of existing literature
Compared emergency departments with and without urgent care centers
Analyzed triage processes and patient outcomes
Uncertain advantages and disadvantages identified in emergency department configurations
Evidence suggests a need for more comprehensive prospective studies

Abstract

The benefits and risks of EDs that can triage patients to an Urgent Care Center (UCC) compared to EDs without this possibility remain uncertain. We advocate for evidence-based decision-making in emergency care management and conclude that further prospective studies are needed to address this question.

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Wennman et al. (Sat,) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69af949670916d39fea4b8bf https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ienj.2026.101794

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