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Urgent care centers help Dignity Health boost patient access, better manage population health in Bay Area

August 9, 2016

When Dignity Health opened the first of 12 planned joint-venture urgent care centers in the San Francisco Bay Area earlier this month, it did more than just provide its patients with more accessible, convenient care at a lower cost.

The model will also help the healthcare system better manage population health, reduce unnecessary healthcare costs and allow emergency room doctors to focus on their sickest patients, Todd Strumwasser, M.D., Dignity Health’s senior vice president of operations for the San Francisco Bay Area, told FierceHealthcare during an exclusive interview.

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