Little Rock-based University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences is launching a network of freestanding facilities that combine emergency departments and urgent care clinics.
The facilities will be open 24/7, and have on-site laboratory services and imaging capabilities, according to a Nov. 9 system news release. UAMS is developing the facilities in partnership with Dallas-based Intuitive Health. Permits for the first location in Little Rock have been filed, and it’s expected to take between 12 and 18 months to complete construction.
“Expanding access to high-quality care is central to UAMS’s mission to improve the health of all Arkansans,” UAMS Chancellor C. Lowry Barnes, MD, said in the release. “This new model will allow patients to walk in and be seen quickly for needs ranging from colds, sprains, and minor cuts to chest pain, broken bones, and other emergencies, without having to figure out where to go on their own.”
