Urgent Care vs. ER
Urgent care
Urgent Care is ideal when you need medical care as an alternative to your primary care doctor or the emergency room for a non-life threatening injury or illness. In most cases, we provide shorter wait times and lower costs than the alternatives.
- Broken bones, sprains & strains
- Work related injuries (minor) Workers Compensation
- Cough, cold & flu
- Sinus infection
- Sore throat & strep throat
- Fever
- Rashes & skin infections
- Nausea, diarrhea, vomiting & stomach flu
- Sport, school & camp physicals
- Work related physicals
- Allergies
- Seasonal allergies
- Allergic reactions (mild)
- Asthma treatment
- Minor burns
- Cuts and lacerations
- Dehydration
- Congestion & upper respiratory infections
- Migraines & headaches
- Bronchitis, & wheezing
- Ear infections & earaches
- Nose bleeds
- Pink eye (conjunctivitis)
- Urinary tract infections
- Ingrown toenails
Emergency Room
Emergency rooms are designed to treat urgent and life-threatening conditions and aren’t the place for routine care or minor ailments. If you feel you are dealing with a health emergency, call 911 or go to the emergency room right away.
- Heart attack; chest pain with severe pressure, dizziness, shortness of breath, sweating, nausea or vomiting.
- Stroke; dizziness, numbness, or paralysis. Difficulty seeing or speaking, or loss of consciousness.
- Difficulty breathing
- Sudden loss of vision
- Seizure
- Severe abdominal pain
- Febrile seizure
- Uncontrolled bleeding
- Head trauma
- Gunshot wound
- Stab wound
- Severe allergic reactions
- Loss of consciousness