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Did you know that urgent care centers are one of the quickest growing areas of healthcare? With urgent care centers popping up in every town, sometimes more than one per town, it’s got people wondering what all the hype is about. If you’ve never used an urgent care center and you’re on the fence, these reasons are sure to change your mind!
Telemedicine Available for Patients
The good news for patients is that AFC Urgent Care Methuen now offers telemedicine urgent care services for patients on lockdown during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Telemedicine allows patients to get care and treatment guidance from the safety, and comfort, of their homes. Simply call our location to learn more about telemedicine consults!
Low Cost
Urgent care centers charge a fraction of what an emergency room and traditional hospital setting does for the exact same care. Urgent care centers are designed to be as low cost as possible for the patient. In addition to their cost cutting design, they accept most major insurance companies. If you have insurance, the copay for an urgent care is usually about 1/3 of the amount of a copay for the emergency room!
Convenient Location
With so many urgent care centers opening up, it’s almost guaranteed there’s one conveniently located close to you. Traveling to a hospital is not always easy when you’re sick or injured, but urgent cares take away that stress. You can probably find an urgent care on your way to or from work so you don’t even have to go out of your way for care!
Flexible Hours
Urgent care centers open early in the morning and stay open late at night, with some even being open 24 hours per day. Traditional doctor’s office hours don’t pair well with the average work or school schedule, so these flexible hours are revolutionizing how easy it is to get medical care. There is no appointment needed for treatment either, so you can stop in whenever it fits into your schedule. Wait times are kept short because patients are seen on a first come first serve basis, unlike an emergency room.
Comprehensive Care
Urgent care centers are able to offer the most comprehensive care of any medical establishment. Not only can they do physicals and offer vaccines, but they can treat broken bones, sprains, cuts, infections, and a variety of illnesses. Urgent care centers can treat both children and adults. They also have lab testing, x-ray imaging, and other services on-site that retail clinics and primary care offices do not have.
When you have the ability to get all the care you need, in a convenient location, on your own schedule, at a reasonable price, it feels impossible to go anywhere else for your medical needs! Give your local urgent care a call today to learn more about the services they offer.
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