If you need to go to the hospital, urgent care units are a worthy alternative to the emergency room (ER). Barring life-threatening injuries or conditions, going to a 24 hour walk in clinic has its advantages. Though no one ever hopes to go to the ER, accidents happen, and when they do it’s best to be informed. The 9,000 or so urgent care centers in the United States today offer premium health services with a shorter wait time and an affordable price. To better illustrate this, here are three benefits of going to an urgent care clinic: They Offer the …
Day: May 1, 2015
Texas Legislators Consider Increasing Signage in Freestanding Emergency Rooms
In recent years, as the number of local doctors has decreased and hospital emergency rooms have grown increasingly congested, many people across the United States have begun turning to private walk in clinics instead. Urgent care clinics are a popular example of this: these medical centers, which provide urgent medical care for a variety of non-life-threatening conditions, allow patients to access quick, convenient treatment for the price of a normal doctor’s co-pay. Given the success of urgent care clinics, some states are now allowing companies to do something similar with emergency room care. However, with many patients reporting that these …
