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title: Just What the (Urgent Care) Doctor Ordered
description: "Urgent care centers are on every corner: “You’re never more than three minutes away from pizza, a deli or a doctor willing to help.”"
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# [Just What the (Urgent Care) Doctor Ordered](https://www.villagemd.com/news/urgent-care-doctors-citymd)

 Written by [VillageMD](https://www.villagemd.com/news/author/villagemd) | Nov 17, 2023 5:09:37 PM

CityMD urgent care clinics meet a growing need for patients and communities. In a [*New York Times* article](https://nyti.ms/47fU2kV), Dmitry Volfson, MD, chief medical officer for CityMD, discusses how quick and convenient urgent care locations fill an important care gap for patients who can’t wait for a primary care appointment but are not sick enough to need a hospital visit.

Learn more about this growing area of healthcare and the many reasons why patients walk into CityMD in “[Just What the (Urgent Care) Doctor Ordered.](https://nyti.ms/47fU2kV)”<https://nyti.ms/47fU2kV>

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