Here are some basic recommendations to keep in mind.
Is urgent care emergency department.
Some conditions are considered absolute emergencies.
All medical issues can be addressed at the emergency department.
The clinicians send your primary care physician a report for any follow up treatment needed.
Heart attacks strokes sepsis anaphylaxis and gunshot wounds are just some of the medical conditions that are universally considered emergencies.
For example most gohealth urgent care clinics are open until 8 00 p m.
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Urgent care is not an emergency room.
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On weekdays and from 9 00 am to 4 00 or 5 00 on weekends when most doctors offices are.
Also emergency rooms are open 24 7.
Urgent care or emergency department.
What is urgent care not.
They must be evaluated and treated in the emergency department.
Most urgent care patients are treated and on their way home in about an hour.
They re also ideal if something happens outside of normal business hours of 9 to 5.
The on call physician should be able to direct you.
If you need care for a concern that feels like a serious threat to your health the emergency room is a better option than virtual or even irl urgent care.
If you don t know if urgent care or the emergency department is the best choice for your health problem call your primary care provider.