Today, one third to one half of all Emergency Room visits are for non-urgent care – which means unnecessary hospital bills for your patients and a tremendous strain on your ER resources. Local urgent ...

Some hospital-owned urgent care centers charge emergency room prices, according to a Sun Sentinel report. An urgent care center owned by Baptist Health South Florida, for instance, charged a patient ...

Walk-in clinics provide some services for minor illnesses such as colds and coughs. Urgent care is for more serious conditions that are not life threatening, such as sprains and mild burns. Knowing ...

You should generally go to the emergency room if you believe you are experiencing a life-threatening injury or illness, and you should call 911 to request an ambulance to take you to the nearest ...

Both a walk-in and urgent care clinic can provide medical care when you’re not able to visit a primary care doctor. Urgent care is usually reserved for more substantial illnesses or injuries. If your ...