Urgent Care
Urgent Care Services
The services offered by The Abaris Group in the area of urgent care services include program determination, feasibility studies, valuation studies, site selection, new center implementation, marketing and existing program analysis.
Our firm has an extensive background in assisting hospitals with urgent care programs. Our consulting services, also including primary care, occupational medicine, women and pediatric services, and emergency medicine. The Abaris Group's projects are conducted utilizing the principle of meeting the consumer's needs through accessible, high-quality and customer driven product lines.
At The Abaris Group, Mike Williams and his staff have consulted with urgent care services, working with clients on feasibility studies, site location analysis, implementation services, marketing plans, and market research. He co-directed a special one day conference in San Francisco on "Enhancing Your Ambulatory Practice" at the National Association of Freestanding Ambulatory Care (NAFAC) conference, and has consulted with more than 80 Ambulatory Care clients nationwide. In addition, he has conducted a dozen other conferences on the subject of ambulatory care.
The Abaris Group recently completed a project in southern California that required the design and implementation of a "medical mall" that included an urgent care center, physician offices, lab and radiology services and alternative medicine services. This project was stimulating because of a short time line to complete the work and the division of the physical plant space between the different services offered. The Abaris Group teamed up with the architectural firm, The Design Partnership out of San Francisco, to complete the project.
Key Urgent Care Services
- Auditing and valuation services
- Financial feasibility studies
- Implementation
- Construction coordination
- Equipment and supplies procurement
- Staff Hiring and orienting
- Policies and procedures development - Joint ventures
- Marketing program
- Marketing plan development
- Advertising development
- Direct mail promotions
- Radio spots - Physician contracting
- Product line development
- Fast track
- Urgent care
- Women's health
- Medical malls
- Occupational medicine - Site location studies
Featured Projects
California ED Diversion Project
With support from CHCF, The Abaris Group conducted the California ED Diversion Project, which analyzed ED and emergency medical services (EMS) diversion in all 31 local EMS regions; inventoried best practices; and had a sample number of EDs and local EMS agencies participate in a collaborative to reduce diversion in their region. The California ED Diversion Project Report and Appendix can be viewed and downloaded from the project's web site.
Marin County Healthcare Safety Net Study
The Abaris Group worked closely with Marin County to help them assess their healthcare safety net. The study analyzed the healthcare safety net services in Marin, including an assessment and projection of current and future heatlhcare utilization. Click the hot link below to learn more.