Urgent care centers like gohealth urgent care are perfect for most non emergency situations.
Is urgent care emergency department.
The on call physician should be able to direct you.
Urgent care is not an emergency room.
Emergency departments are at hospitals and are open 24 hours a day.
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Some conditions are considered absolute emergencies.
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They must be evaluated and treated in the emergency department.
When a medical situation arises whether an injury or an illness it s not always easy to decide where you should go for treatment.
For example most gohealth urgent care clinics are open until 8 00 p m.
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.
Most urgent care patients are treated and on their way home in about an hour.
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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.
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.
Urgent care or emergency department.
All medical issues can be addressed at the emergency department.
On weekdays and from 9 00 am to 4 00 or 5 00 on weekends when most doctors offices are.
They re also ideal if something happens outside of normal business hours of 9 to 5.