What is Urgent Care?
- Why use Urgent Care clinics rather than Emergency Room
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- Less expensive Copay (ER copay is usaually $100 or more)
- Shorter waiting time
- Receive more attention for minor illness or injury (ER is designed for life threatening situations)
- ER visit has 2 billing components: facility billing and physician billing
- Each Facility is Equipped with:
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- 6 to 8 exam rooms
- Xray machine with digital xray on site
- Laboratory on site
- Cardiac area – for cardiac and respiratory patients
- Orthopedic area – for splinting and casting
- Procedure area – for laceration repair and minor procedure
- Services
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- Acute illnesses
- Fever
- Cough
- Sore throat
- Earache
- Ear infection
- Sinus infection
- Tonsillitis, pharyngitis
- Headache
- Short of breath
- Bronchitis
- Pneumonia
- Bladder infection
- Kidney infection
- Skin infection
- Abscess
- Cellulitis
- Acute injury
- Sprain
- Broken bones
- Cuts, lacerations
- Back pain
- Auto accident
- Work injury
- Sport injury
- Minor emergency
- Chest pain
- Abdominal pain
- Short of breath
- Acute illnesses



