AFC Ridley Urgent Care vs ER

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BOARD-CERTIFIED PHYSICIANS TREATING ILLNESSES LIKE COLDS, FLU, STOMACH VIRUSES AND INJURIES LIKE BROKEN BONES, SPRAINS, AND CUTS

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AFC Urgent Care Ridley vs. Local Emergency Rooms in Ridley, PA

When You Should Use Our Urgent Care Center Instead of an ER.

You twist your ankle outside. You slice your finger while cutting a bagel. You were fine yesterday, but you spent the entire night vomiting, and you can not get out of bed. Your child has come down with a high fever. Wouldn’t it be great if any of these previous ailments and injuries would make an appointment with you so you could properly plan out your day? Unfortunately, that never happens. When these medical issues do occur, you need immediate care, and often your primary care doctor will not have an appointment readily available for you.

That means an expensive trip to the emergency room to stitch up a cut, wrap a sore ankle, or get immediate medical attention for a child. The only thing worse than the hours spent in an emergency room is the medical bill that will arrive quickly in your mailbox. An emergency room is a critical, life-saving resource in the Ridley area. However, they are best utilized if their resources are used when someone has a life-threatening medical emergency.

A hospital emergency room is required by law to provide medical attention to all patients, even if they have no way to pay for that care. ERs are placed under tremendous financial strain when patients do not have the money to pay for their medical care. These out-of-pocket costs are often shifted to other patients in the emergency room so they can continue functionality. According to a recent study, the average cost of the ten most frequent trips to an emergency room is about $1,800. Nearly $18 billion could be saved annually if people utilized urgent care centers for nonlife-threatening problems instead of taking a trip to the emergency room.

Nearly three-fourths of the population cannot see their primary care doctors in the evening or on the weekends. When unavailable, many assume their only other choice is the ER or waiting a few days until their doctors have an appointment available. Waiting is not practical if you need stitches, an x-ray, or if you have come down with the flu. AFC Urgent Care Ridley helps bridge that gap between your regular doctor and the emergency room with our board-certified providers.

When to utilize AFC Urgent Care Ridley instead of an ER:

Abdominal Pain
Asthma
Back Pain
Bleeding from accidents, cuts, or falls
Broken bones
Ear pain
Eye irritation
Fever
A migraine
Minor car accidents
Skin rashes
Sprains or strains
STD tests or treatment
Sore throat
Urinary burning
Vomiting, diarrhea, and dehydration

Emergency Room

Amputations
Breathing Obstruction
Major Car Accidents
Convulsions or seizures
Difficulty breathing
Drug overdose
Knife or gunshot wound
Loss of limb or severe broken bone
Poisoning
Pregnancy – severe abdominal pain
Seizures/Convulsions
Serious head, neck, or back injury
Suspected Heart Attack or Stroke
Unconsciousness

Medical debt is a significant cause of declared bankruptcy in the United States. Sprains, strains, superficial cuts, and respiratory infections are often why people rush to the emergency room for medical attention. These injuries and illnesses could be handled at AFC Urgent Care Ridley at a fraction of the cost. You will also likely spend less time waiting; if you do, it will be in our clean and comfortable patient lounge.

AFC Urgent Care Ridley is available seven days a week to help you with non-life-threatening illnesses and injuries. We take most major insurances and have affordable self-pay options for the uninsured. We will help you get healthy again without breaking the bank. Call our friendly staff today at (267) 635-6060 if you have any questions about our services or the insurance we take.