Urgent care centers are set up to offer
urgent assistance to patients with injuries or illnesses that are not life
threatening, but still cannot wait till the next day to get primary care from a
doctor. The facilities come in handy, especially when primary care physicians are
closed or where access to quality healthcare facilities is limited.
It is important to remember that urgent
care does not substitute emergency care. There are situations that are
considered an emergency and as such they should be treated by checking the
patient to the ER in a well-equipped facility because they can endanger the
life or permanently impair the patient. Deep knife wound, seizures, severe
chest pains and pregnancy related problems and many others are all serious and
considered an emergency. Urgent care facilities may not be able to handle such,
but will handle less serious medical situations like fever, flu, diarrhea,
vomiting, sprains and strains, falls, moderate back pains, eye irritation and
such irritating but not life threatening situations.
The benefits
1. Urgent care clinics require no
appointment and hence patients can walk in to get treatment they need. This is
a major benefit, especially considering that you can be faced with sudden
health issues that leave you very concerned such that you just can't wait.
2. They offer services at very flexible
hours. The urgent care service providers will usually remain open during
weekdays and weekends and some even remain open round the clock just so you can
access the services as they arise. The flexible hours offer lots of
convenience, especially for patients who have busy schedules; you can check
into the center even after having your dinner.
3. They offer peace of mind because you
know that you can get the medical assistance that you need without necessarily
waiting too long. The waiting time at an ER department can be a little longer
considering how serious, some of the received cases can be. But because the
urgent care clinics only deal with minor health issues, there are usually no
long lines to deal with and you can get treated as soon as you get there so you
spend very little time at the clinic.
4. The centers can come complete with lab
testing and X-ray services so that diagnosis for patients is made faster. You might
also be very lucky to get a facility that can refill your prescription saving
you the trip to your healthcare provider when the time is not convenient
enough.
5. They offer the services are very
reasonable costs. This means that you can have your health concerns settled on
a price that you can afford.
A good urgent care center should offer the
necessary services for the medical situations that are not life threatening.
The best facilities will attend to adult and also pediatric patients and should
have the necessary medical equipment like X-ray machines so you do not end up
being sent to another place for such services. In essence, an urgent care
clinic should offer nothing short of convenience.
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