DENVER, CO — A Denver doctor is betting his retirement savings on a new kind of healthcare clinic — one he says could change the way patients experience emergency and urgent care.
Dr. Noah Kaufman left the emergency room after 25 years to open KaufCare, a direct acute care clinic he describes as a hybrid between an urgent care and an emergency room, without the financial shock that often follows a visit.
“Nobody is doing this — nobody has done a direct acute care yet. We’re basically inventing the category,” Kaufman said…