The clinic helps the mentally ill avoid winding up in the ER, where round-the-clock activity and confusion is ill-suited to the needs of patients who are already agitated, suicidal or psychotic.

The authors examined ER visits in New Jersey from 2006 to 2014 and compared trends in areas with retail clinics. They found residents were 4.1 percent less likely to visit an ER for diabetes ...

As private, employer-provided medical insurance became more common, ER visits ... some clinics do not accept Medicaid or ARKids First insurance. I suggest calling around to find the best price ...