Friday 5 February 2016

When Should You Visit an Urgent Care Clinic?

Urgent care centres cater to patients who would not like to wait for medical attention but their condition or health issue is not serious enough to warrant a visit to the emergency room. Urgent care centres are a boon for such patients, as they are spared the hours long wait to finally get their turn to consult a doctor.

You should visit urgent care clinic when you require medical attention for an acute illness which  is not a life threatening case. Acute illness is a condition that requires medical attention but does not require a trip to the emergency room.

When you do not have a prior appointment or an appointment is not available, urgent care clinics are available for you in these cases.

Urgent care clinics are open for treatment and medical attention for any of the following medical conditions:

•    Fever without rash
•    Vaccines
•    Injuries
•    Painful urination
•    Persistent diarrhea
•    Vomiting
•    Urinary tract infection
•    Severe sore throat
•    Sprains and broken bones
•    Back problems
•    Severe heart palpitations

These clinics deliver timely medical care at a considerably lower cost by offering patients the care they need. Emergency rooms are available for life-threatening cases and offer treatment at relatively high costs. The treatment costs at urgent care clinics, on the other hand, are significantly lower.

These clinics allow emergency room staff to focus on patients who truly need immediate, medical attention and care.

Urgent care clinic are usually staffed by physicians and medical assistants, nurses, and front desk receptionists. Their staff can treat fractures, provide vaccinations and injections and usually have X-ray and lab processing systems.

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