WHEN TO USE AN URGENT CARE

When to use an Urgent Care?
Our locations are a convenient and caring alternative when you have a sudden illness or injury. An urgent health concern can be any type of illness or injury that must be addressed immediately and can not wait for a regular medical appointment, but is non-life threatening.

We can supplement medical care from your primary care physician as well as provide a quicker, less expensive alternative to emergency rooms for minor, acute illnesses and injuries. Examples of our services includes:

• General adult and pediatric episodic illnesses including sore throats, earaches, bronchitis, colds and flu and upset stomach
• Sprains, strains and fracture care
• Lacerations and burns
• Simple foreign body removal from the eye, ear, nose and skin
• Physicals for school, sports, camp and work
• Assistance in selecting a primary care physician

Urgent care centers are not appropriate places for patients with acute chest pain, severe shortness of breath or other acute life threatening illnesses or injuries. In situations of acute illness, please visit the nearest Carolinas Medical Center Emergency Room or call 911.