According to the annual Benchmarking Report from the Urgent Care Association (UCA), the total number of urgent care centers in the U.S. reached 9,616 as of November 2019, representing growth of 9.6% from the prior year.
The report also indicates that almost 97% of urgent care patient encounters lasted one hour or less, demonstrating the quick and convenient service that meets the on-demand access to care important to patients today.