Urgent care medicine continues to be a growing field for APPs!
32% of urgent care centers have PAs and NPs on staff [1]
>16,000 PAs [2] and approximately 25,000 NPs [3] currently work in an urgent care/emergency medicine facility
A typical urgent care center sees between 60-80 patients each day [1]
The average urgent care clinician sees an average of 4.5 patients per hour [1]
APPs are expected to provide 20% of emergency medicine services by 2030. Interestingly, emergency medicine is anticipating a future oversupply of emergency physicians – a surplus 7,845 emergency physicians is expected by 2030 [4]
References
- Frequently asked questions. American Academy of Urgent Care Medicine. Accessed July 29, 2024. aaucm.org/faq
- Banks E. Newly released data on certified PAs working in emergency medicine and urgent care demonstrate their significant contributions to patient care. National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants. Published May 18, 2022. Accessed July 29, 2024. www.nccpa.net/emergency-medicine-urgent-care-pas-report/#:~:text=Certified%20PAs%20practice%20in%20all,6.4%25%20practice%20in%20Urgent%20Care
- Wilbeck J, Davis WD, Tyler D, Schumann L, Kapu A. Analysis of nurse practitioner practice in US emergency departments: evidence supporting educational preparation, credentialing, scope of practice, and outcomes. J Am Assoc Nurse Pract. 2023;35(6):373-379. doi:10.1097/JXX.0000000000000874
- Marco CA, Courtney M, Ling LJ, et al. The Emergency Medicine Physician Workforce: Projections for 2030. Ann Emerg Med. 2021;78(6):726-737. doi.org/10.1016/j.annemergmed.2021.05.029
