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But a new study by the consultancyt firm Deloitte has found that people in Boston are statistically less willinh to use this new alternative health care The percentage of patients who were likely to use a retaik clinic if it cost half as much as a doctor visir was 30percent nationwide, but only 21 percent in Boston. The percentagse of patients that have actually used a retail walk in clinif in the past year was 13 percent nationwider and only 5 percentin Boston. Even a one week wait for a doctoe would not entice very many Bostonians to go to a retail clinic: just 18 percent of Bostonians said that would make them change their behavior, compared with 28 percent nationwide.
The newly-released study was conductes in Octoberof 2008, and included 5,665 subjectsd nationwide. Chip Phillips, the president of division, said the studty does ot fully reflect the preferences of patients in the He saidthe company's clinic in Medway has administereed more than 9,600 flu shots and handled nearly 28,000o acute care visits since opening in September. “Initial acceptance of the retaikl clinic model in Massachusetts has been higher than the vast majorit of ourmarket launches,” Phillips