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Frequently Asked Questions
What Is an Urgent Care Center, and How Is It Different Than an Emergency Room?
Urgent care is defined as the delivery of ambulatory medical care outside of a hospital emergency department on a walk-in basis without a scheduled appointment. Urgent care centers treat many problems that can be seen in a primary care physician’s office. But, urgent care centers offer some services that are generally unavailable in primary care physician offices.
For example, X-ray facilities allow the treatment of minor fractures and foreign bodies. Minor trauma rooms also allow the repair of minor and moderate-severity lacerations in an urgent care center. However, urgent care centers aren’t equipped to manage severe or life-threatening illnesses or injuries, such as heart attack, stroke, amputation, or severe shortness of breath.
For example, X-ray facilities allow the treatment of minor fractures and foreign bodies. Minor trauma rooms also allow the repair of minor and moderate-severity lacerations in an urgent care center. However, urgent care centers aren’t equipped to manage severe or life-threatening illnesses or injuries, such as heart attack, stroke, amputation, or severe shortness of breath.
Why Should I Go to an Urgent Care Center and Not an Emergency Room or Primary Care Office?
Urgent care centers provide significant savings to patients and insurers over the alternative of hospital emergency departments for episodic care that can’t be delayed until an appointment at a physician’s office is available. In addition, their scope of treatment is more extensive than retail clinics (i.e., in-store clinics located in retail centers, such as a drugstore). This makes the need for transfer (and additional charges and patient inconvenience) to a higher-level facility more unlikely.
The CDC has reported that approximately 40% of visits to hospital emergency departments are for non-urgent or semi-urgent problems (i.e., more appropriate to urgent care). These problems aggravate the overcrowded emergency departments of the country, and many would be better treated in an urgent care center.
The CDC has reported that approximately 40% of visits to hospital emergency departments are for non-urgent or semi-urgent problems (i.e., more appropriate to urgent care). These problems aggravate the overcrowded emergency departments of the country, and many would be better treated in an urgent care center.
What Is the Wait Time at FastER?
Unlike most emergency departments where it may take hours to be seen, wait times at FastER are typically 20 to 30 minutes and may even be shorter.
Do You Take My Insurance?
FastER participates with most major insurances but does NOT particiapte with Medicaid. You’ll be responsible for any co-payment at the time of service. If we don’t participate with your insurance or you don’t have insurance, we accept cash, Visa/Mastercard, and debit cards. We also offer a 30% discount for uninsured/cash-paying customers.