Choosing Between Emergency Room and Urgent Care

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We all hope against hope that we wont become
victims but unfortunately, accidents do happen to
most of us at some point in their lives and
having an emergency room or urgent care Los
Alamitos close by is a good thing when the pain
is intense or there is bleeding involved.
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Most of us think of both as being the same thing
and can be used interchangeably. Both are
necessary when emergency medical help is needed
immediately, such as if your child gets hurt at
school, you cut yourself at home, or a co-worker
collapses while at the workplace. In these
situations the first thing we think of is the
emergency room however, these days you can have
some of the same services that you could have
done at the hospital performed in an urgent care
Long Beach clinic. You want to note that there
are some major differences between the two types
of emergency care.
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When you are comparing the situations in the
previous paragraph, the person who collapsed at
work would probably be served best by the care in
the emergency room over urgent care Los Alamitos
since it could easily be a heart condition that
led to his collapse and this should get immediate
treatment by a cardiologist who may only be
available in most hospitals that are attached to
the emergency room. However, if the emergency is
a broken bone or cut that may need a few
stitches, an urgent care center may be the best
in those situations.
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One of the main differences between an emergency
room and a private walk-in clinic is that the
clinic is able to create its own hours because it
is privately owned, unlike a hospital that is
funded by the government. This way it is able to
help a patient in an emergency situation when
their regular doctors office is closed.
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Another major difference between the urgent care
Los Alamitos clinic and the emergency room is the
cost. Most hospitals are required to provide
emergency medical care to someone whether they
can pay for it or not therefore, the hospital
often charges insured patients more so that they
can recover some of their losses, which is why
you may see a 200 dollar bandage, which may
normally cost around 5.00 at the drug store.
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Because the private walk-in clinic can refuse
service to patients who do not have insurance,
they are able to keep costs down. Often the
physicians who choose to practice at these
clinics will also charge less so that the bills
won't be too shocking later. They will also only
be handling one trauma situation at a time so
your wait time will be less. Depending on your
emergency and your need, you can get the care you
need right when you need it at your urgent care
center.
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