MIAMI, Feb. 7, 2005 (PRIMEZONE) -- ER Urgent Care Centers (Pink Sheets:ERUG) is proud to announce it has reached an agreement to open at least one more location in Broward County, Florida. Doctors Michael Douglas and Scott Denny agreed to join the ERUG family by opening three ER Urgent Care Centers instead of the two first agreed upon less than two weeks ago.
"When you look at the demographics, you really have no choice but to respond to the need," said Dr. Douglas. Dr. Denny went on to say that "one location has a population of over 400,000 people within a 5-mile radius who spent over $430,000,000 on healthcare in 2003."
About ER Urgent Care
ERUC Management Company Inc. operates ER Urgent Care Centers in the South Florida area. The "true, bona-fide," "Urgent Care Center" is a one-stop-shop where patients can receive premier health care, after-hours, at a fraction of the cost of emergency room visits. With the "Urgent Care Center" model emergency rooms will no longer lose money on ER patients with minor injuries and illnesses and the HMOs will no longer have to pay exorbitant claims for non-admitted patients. ER Urgent Care Centers create a win-win situation for everyone, filling the financial and service gap between primary care physicians (PCPs) and hospital emergency rooms.
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Or visit our locations at: 850 Ives Dairy Rd. North Miami Beach, Fl. 33179 213 North Federal Highway Hallandale Beach, Fl. 33009 15463 SW 137th Ave. Kendal, Fl. 33177 Coming Soon: Hialeah, Fl. 33012
ER Urgent Care Center is a provider for Amerigroup, Avmed, Humana HUM, Aetna AET, Hip/Vista/Beacon, Medicaid/Medipass/Medi-Kids, Total Health Choice, Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Florida, Assist Card, Cigna CI, Neighborhood Health Partnership, Corvel CRVL, Health Insurance Plans and many more.
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