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Table 4 Services provided by urgent care centers*
From: Urgent care centers in the U.S.: Findings from a national survey
| Percent providing services | Standard error | |
|---|---|---|
| Occupational medicine | ||
| Any occupational medicine services | 92.6 | 1.3 |
| Employment physicals | 74.0 | 2.1 |
| Employment-related drug testing | 69.3 | 2.2 |
| Treatment of workplace illness or injury | 89.8 | 1.5 |
| Case management and evaluation | 37.2 | 2.3 |
| Lab tests processed onsite | ||
| Any lab tests processed onsite | 93.3 | 1.2 |
| Lab tests waived under CLIA** | 87.2 | 1.6 |
| Lab tests designated as moderate under CLIA | 37.0 | 2.3 |
| Tests requiring full laboratory certification | 21.4 | 2.0 |
| Other diagnostic tests performed onsite | ||
| CT scans | 14.0 | 1.7 |
| Ultrasound | 18.6 | 1.9 |
| Orthopedic-related services | ||
| Fracture care, including splinting and casting | 80.7 | 1.9 |
| Physical therapy and rehabilitation | 20.7 | 2.0 |
| Medications | ||
| Prepackaged pharmaceuticals | 48.6 | 2.4 |
| Pain management | 37.2 | 2.3 |
| Other treatments and services | ||
| Intravenous fluids | 70.9 | 2.2 |
| Primary care | 54.4 | 2.4 |
| Routine immunizations | 63.5 | 2.3 |
| Travel medicine services | 32.6 | 2.3 |
| Sports and school physicals | 79.3 | 2.0 |
