What Is Urgent Care?
Little things, like a skinned knee, can be treated at home.
Life-threatening conditions, like chest pains, require a trip to
the ER. For everything in between, there's urgent care.
Urgent care provides treatment for things like the flu, asthma
attacks, broken bones, cuts requiring stitches and more. Urgent
care centers fill the void between an ER and a doctor's office,
with all appropriate medical services provided.
At MedExpress, we offer our own unique version of urgent care.
Staffed by a full medical team, including a physician who is always
on-site, we are open 7 days a week to treat injuries and illnesses
for all ages. We treat you with care, compassion and consideration
of your valuable time.
Urgent care is not meant to replace visits to your primary care
physician or necessary trips to the ER. Rather, we are here to
complement those options, with fast, expert care for most injuries
and illnesses.
MedExpress's robust service offerings allow it to bridge
the gap between true emergency care and preventative primary care;
as a result, patients are provided with a one-stop option for
unscheduled, time-sensitive urgent care by a full medical team led
by a physician.
Why Urgent Care?
- ER visits were up 30% in the last 10 years. (CDC, National
Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey's 2006 Emergency Department
summary)
- A recent study found that 71% of ER visits were
non-life-threatening, and could be handled at a more appropriate
setting like MedExpress. (CDC, National Hospital Ambulatory Medical
Care Survey's 2006 Emergency Department summary)
- Average wait time for a Primary Care Physician appointment is
more than 20 days. (2009 Merritt Hawkins Study)
- We're open 7 days a week, with convenient hours and no
appointments needed.