It’s a scene that often plays out in countless emergency rooms: a patient with an immediate medical concern makes a late night trip to the emergency room only to wait and wait, watching minutes turn to hours as they wait for their name to be called and to be seen by an emergency room doctor.
While going to the ER can be a quick fix, those who go could be in for a long wait to see an emergency room doctor.… Read More...
Top 3 Reasons to Check Out Your Local Urgent Care Center
Most people have a primary care doctor who they see on a semi-regular basis, but sometimes there are situations when it’s just not convenient to wait for an appointment. Your situation isn’t life-threatening, but it’s uncomfortable or urgent enough that you need to see a medical professional fairly quickly. Say it’s a weekend, after-hours (or before hours), or a holiday. Where can you go? One option is to visit a walk in urgent care center for treatment. Urgent care fills in that medical care gap between your regular doctor and the emergency room, offering an immediate, cost-effective, and qualified option if you need to see a medical professional in a timely fashion.… Read More...