Patient Care Now Urgent Care Blog

Almost every person will get sick or injured at some point in their lives. In fact, nearly 20 percent of all Americans visit an ER each year.

Winter is here and with it come the snow and ice. While many kids yearn for snow days and the chance to strap on ice skates or break out a sled, winter also brings with it a unique set of injuries.

Everyone should have an urgent care clinic as part of their medical care team. Urgent care is a great place for emergencies that cannot wait for an appointment

A big cut with significant loss of blood likely requires emergency room care, small cuts are the type of injury that urgent care centers treat on a regularly.

The flu season generally extends from October through May, with most cases making their mark between December and early March. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the 2017-2018 influenza season was a high-severity flu season, with high levels of both outpatient clinic visits and emergency room visits due to influenza-like illnesses.