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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