What Is the Difference Between Urgent Care and Walk-in Clinic?

If you need help within 24 hours, but you are not experiencing any medical emergencies that will need medical treatment from the emergency room department, then urgent care is the way to go. A few of the most common reasons that our patient’s book appointments at our urgent care clinic include:

• Cough, Colds, and Flu

Primary care offices are quite busy during the colder seasons when cold and flu often occurs. If you are suffering from cough, cold, or flu and you are looking for treatment as soon as possible.

• Sore throat and fever

Sore throat and fever also land under the colder season issues, again if you are suffering from sore throats or a fever, contact our clinic to schedule an appointment to see a physician as soon as possible.

• Persistent eye discomfort

The eyes are quite a sensitive area, with direct exposure to the surrounding environments, if you begin to experience any discharge, itchiness, blurred vision, teary-eyed, or redness, head over to the urgent care for diagnosis and treatment.

• Strains and sprains

We can diagnose the severity of your strain or sprain and prescribe medications or refer you to specialists if necessary.

• Moderate breathing issues

If you are unable to breathe, go to the emergency room; however, if you are having minor to moderate breathing issues, from asthma to allergies, and even respiratory issues, contact our urgent care today.

• Cuts that may need stitches

If the bleeding has been contained, we are able to clean up the wound, bandage, and stitch the injury if necessary to help minimize any risk of infection and help you to reduce any scarring.

• Digestive issues or nausea

There are a ton of ailments that can cause digestive issues and nausea, as well as diarrhea and bloat. Our urgent care facility can provide diagnostic services, as well as lab tests to help determine the cause of your symptoms and prescribe medication if necessary.

• Itchiness or rashes

We can provide fast-acting medication which is much stronger than what you will find over-the-counter at your local grocery store, which is able to handle and alleviate your severe allergic reactions to any plants, bug bites, pollutants, and/or certain foods.

• Ear discomfort and pain

Ear pain and discomfort can ruin your day, week, etc. Do not hesitate to visit our urgent care if you are dealing with any pain or discomfort in your ears.

• Severe joint and muscle aches

Aches and pains which are persistent and nagging can keep you from doing the things you love and need to do. It is important for you to receive treatment for any injuries to prevent any long-lasting damage and overcompensation to other areas of the body.

• Underinsured or lack health insurance

If you are dealing with a life or limb-threatening condition, immediately go to the Emergency Room Department. However, in all other scenarios, you can visit our urgent care which provides medical care for a fraction of the cost of emergency room departments.

The most common conditions we treat at our urgent care include:

• Sprains, Strains, and Broken Bones
• Bronchitis
• Ear Infections and Aches
• Eye Irritations
• Food Poisoning
• Rashes and Hives
• Kidney Stones
• Mono
• Pediatric Issues
• Pneumonia
• Poison Ivy
• Sinus Infections
• STDs
• Diarrhea, Vomiting, and the Stomach Flu
• Strep Throat
• Urinary Tract Infections
• Vaginitis
• Wound Repair

Many walk-ins and urgent care are combined together to provide a multitude of services for their patients. Walk-In clinics are affordable medical care facility that provides healthcare to patients on a first-come-first-serve basis. They work off of the “no appointments necessary” module. Many of the services provide by walk-in clinics and urgent care are similar.

If you need medical care as soon as possible, but you do not need emergency room department medical care, then walk-in clinics are a top option for you, as you can walk in and secure a medical appointment with one of our specialists that day.

Urgent cares provide many benefits to the medical care community by providing convenient hours that are often used for many, as issues often occur when we are not expecting them, and last minute. Urgent cares also provide accessible medical care, as they are often open near each community. They provide timely appointments to walk-ins and urgent care patients and want to help by treating a variety of issues with their wide range of services while being cost-efficient for their patients.

Walk-in clinics are important, as they provide a last-minute necessary service to many within the area that needs it. For more information, call us or book an appointment now. You can visit us at 872 Ohio Pike Cincinnati, OH 45245. We serve patients from Cincinnati OH, Covedale OH, Delhi OH, St Bernard OH, Bridgetown North OH, and Elmwood Place OH.