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But a new study by the consultancy firm Deloitt e has found that people in Bostonh are statistically less willing to use this new alternativew healthcare option. The percentage of patientse who were likely to use a retaill clinic if it cost half as much as a doctor visit was 30perceny nationwide, but only 21 percent in The percentage of patients that have actuallhy used a retail walk in clinic in the past year was 13 percent nationwide and only 5 percentr in Boston. Even a one week wait for a doctor woulxd not entice very many Bostonians to go to aretaikl clinic: just 18 percent of Bostonians said that would make them changs their behavior, compared with 28 percent nationwide.
The newly-releasedd study was conducted in Octobedrof 2008, and included 5,665 subjectss nationwide. Chip Phillips, the presiden t of division, said the study does ot fullt reflect the preferences of patients inthe state. He said the company'sa clinic in Medway has administeredc morethan 9,600 flu shots and handled nearlty 28,000 acute care visits since openin in September. “Initial acceptance of the retai l clinic model in Massachusettsa has been higher than the vast majority of our market launches,” Phillips said.