Leaders said they were doing their best to accommodate as many people as possible. They encouraged people to make an appointment online before showing up.

Horwitz, with the Urgent Care Association, said many urgent care centers are trying to address the overload with tactics such as only performing COVID-19 tests by appointment, so they can keep ...

And even though they’re not hospital workers, the health care professionals at NextCare Urgent Care are right in the thick of this pandemic fight.

As of Monday, patients must reserve a time at UnityPoint Health urgent care or express care clinics to see a provider.

CoxHealth has three tiers of COVID-19 contingency planning, and delaying "routine" appointments represents the first tier, a spokesperson said.

The urgent care provider billed patients between March 2020 and November 2022 despite its knowledge that state and federal law prohibited billing patients for tests during the COVID-19 public ...