Demographic characteristics, outcomes and experience of patients using virtual urgent care services from 14 emergency department led sites in Ontario.
Shelley L McLeodShawn MondouxJustin N HallKatie DaintyJoy McCarronJean-Eric TarrideLency AbrahamSandy TseRodrick LimMegan FitzgibbonRenee-Anne MontpellierLeon RivlinCarla RodriguezLisa BeckLianne McLeanDaniel RosenfieldShaun MehtaMichelle WelsfordCameron ThompsonHoward OvensPublished in: CJEM (2022)
Many presenting complaints were low acuity, and most patients had a primary care provider, but timely access was not available. Future work should focus on health equity to ensure virtual care is accessible to underserved populations. We question if virtual urgent care can be safely and more economically provided by non-emergency physicians.