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Group Health opening new 24-hour urgent care unit in Tacoma

In a move to provide round-the-clock care to Group Health members in the Tacoma area and to reduce costly emergency room visits, Group Health Monday is opening an expanded urgent care unit at its Tacoma Medical Center.

Published: Oct. 4, 2012 at 3:52 p.m. PDT
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In a move to provide round-the-clock care to Group Health members in the Tacoma area and to reduce costly emergency room visits, Group Health Monday is opening an expanded urgent care unit at its Tacoma Medical Center.

The expanded unit will have 19 care rooms, 12 examination rooms, four observation rooms, three cardiac care beds and a triage room. All will be open 24 hours a day.

Read more here: http://blog.thenewstribune.com/business/2012/10/04/group-health-opening-new-24-hour-urgent-care-unit-in-tacoma/

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