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Going 24/7: when it is time to make the leap and assume the associated challenges
Author(s) -
Catanzaro Thomas E.
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
journal of veterinary emergency and critical care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.886
H-Index - 47
eISSN - 1476-4431
pISSN - 1479-3261
DOI - 10.1046/j.1435-6935.2002.00028.x
Subject(s) - medicine , demographics , medical emergency , demography , sociology
Some veterinary practices are looking at expanding hours to grab more market share or to allow their overheads to be spread over more income transactions. But there are some basic premises that need to be assessed before jumping into the fray. First of all, there is a difference between an Urgent‐Care facility and an Emergency Practice. There are working hours for doctors and staff to be considered as well as economic trade‐offs. Community demographics, equipment needed and training are the other issues to be considered. There is more to it than to just increased access.