{"id":618,"date":"2014-01-24T14:31:56","date_gmt":"2014-01-24T14:31:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.blgyl.com\/?p=618"},"modified":"2014-01-24T14:31:56","modified_gmt":"2014-01-24T14:31:56","slug":"are-you-in-need-of-quick-responsive-medical-care-you-may-consider-an-urgent-care-facility","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blgyl.com\/?p=618","title":{"rendered":"Are You in Need of Quick, Responsive Medical Care? You May Consider an Urgent Care Facility"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div style=\"float: left; padding-right: 10px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/systemimage\/44795329_Subscription_S.jpg\" alt=\"Std test for men\" align=\"left\" width=\"300\" \/><\/div>\n<p> Have you ever had a serious yet non-fatal medi<a href=\"http:\/\/www.beckershospitalreview.com\/hospital-management-administration\/10-statistics-on-urgent-care-centers.html\" Title=\"Walk in clinic phoenix, Std test\">cal issue that required quick attention<\/a>? Perhaps you went to an emergency room to help solve the problem. But there may be a better option in those kinds of situations. An example of this kind of medical situation may be the flu, which can typically affect as much as 20% of the U.S. population annually.<\/p>\n<p>An urgent care facility&#8211;and in some cases a 24 hour urgent care center&#8211;may be preferable. These facilities are designed to address medical issues that come up unexpectedly, though more and more immediate care centers also offer x-rays, regular physicals, and even lab work. Depending on where you <!--more--><!--noteaser--><\/p>\n<div style=\"float: left; padding-right: 10px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/systemimage\/44795329_Subscription_S.jpg\" alt=\"Std test for men\" align=\"left\" width=\"300\" \/><\/div>\n<p> Have you ever had a serious yet non-fatal medi<a href=\"http:\/\/www.beckershospitalreview.com\/hospital-management-administration\/10-statistics-on-urgent-care-centers.html\" Title=\"Walk in clinic phoenix, Std test\">cal issue that required quick attention<\/a>? Perhaps you went to an emergency room to help solve the problem. But there may be a better option in those kinds of situations. An example of this kind of medical situation may be the flu, which can typically affect as much as 20% of the U.S. population annually.<\/p>\n<p>An urgent care facility&#8211;and in some cases a 24 hour urgent care center&#8211;may be preferable. These facilities are designed to address medical issues that come up unexpectedly, though more and more immediate care centers also offer x-rays, regular physicals, and even lab work. Depending on where you live, you may be able to find urgent care centers that can administer prescriptions while you are at the location.<\/p>\n<p>But what makes an urgent care facility particularly advantageous? The Urgent Care Association of America found in a survey that 57% of urgent care patients wait no more than 15 minutes to receive care, and that 80% of urgent care situations are resolved within an hour. Additionally, 66% of urgent care facilities employ doctors, assistants and, nurses. There is at least one doctor present at any given time at 65% of the locations.<\/p>\n<p>If you have more questions, comments, or tips regarding how to find quality urgent care centers, be sure to share your thoughts in the forum below. 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