How Urgent Care Clinic can help you and your community?

Urgent care facilities are a growing force in the United States healthcare industry. These Urgent Care clinics are specifically designed to provide urgent care for both life-threatening and non-life-threatening medical conditions. When we wake up in the middle of an intense situation and face uncertainty about where to go, the nearest urgent care clinic is an appropriate solution. 

An urgent care clinic is set up to assist patients with illnesses and injuries that does not appear to be life-threatening, but also can be wait until the next day, or if there is a need for primary care.

At times, the primary care physician is closed, in such situations urgent care centers offer easy access healthcare solutions. When faced with a medical problem that demands immediate care, it is often hard to measure if it is truly an emergency, or if it is an urgent medical issue.
The key advantage for this sort of urgent care clinic is that you are assisted on a walk-in basis. This means there is no appointment required, which is great when you do not plan ahead or if it is a sudden health issue that arises and causes you concern.

Urgent care centers have flexible working hours. They are open days, nights, weekends and most holidays. When you have a busy schedule between juggling work & family, it is convenient to be able to head to the clinic on a lunch hour or after dinnertime.

If it’s the weekend, and your doctor’s office is closed, or if your doctor is fully booked, it’s good to know you do not have to wait a day or two for medical help. When you are at an urgent care clinic, you will notice that typically the wait times and you will have a little more time to spare in the day. However, and urgent care center is not a substitute for emergency care. In general, an emergency condition is one that can permanently damage or endanger the life of an individual.

What is considered an Urgent Medical Condition?

Urgent medical conditions are ones that are not considered emergencies, but it still requires urgent care within 24 hrs. Some of the commonly occurred conditions include:
Accidents and falls 

Ø  Sprains and strains

Ø  Moderate back problems

Ø  Breathlessness

Ø  Bleeding/cuts -- minor stitches required

Ø  Minor fractures

Ø  Vomiting, diarrhea or dehydration

Ø  Fever or flu

Ø  Urinary tract infections

Ø  Eye irritation and redness

Ø  Severe sore throat or cough infection

Ø  Skin rashes and infections

Ø  Diagnostic services, including X-rays and laboratory tests

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