Utahn’s using less expensive ways to take care of health
More Utahns are using less expensive means to take care of their health and avoiding trips to the emergency room.
The Utah Department of Health issued a Health Status Update this month showing that trips to the emergency department at Utah hospitals are down more than seven-percent from 2016 to 2018.
At the same time, trips to urgent care facilities are up more than five-percent, and the use of telemedicine is up nearly two-percent.
The update points out that a visit to the emergency room is generally five and a half times more expensive than a trip to urgent care.