WHAT IS Urgent Care Medicine ?
Scope
Urgent care medicine is concerned with an illness or injury that does not appear to be life threatening but must be given medical attention within 24 hours to avoid developing into a life threatening condition.
facilities providing different types of medical care
Conventional Clinic
Emergency Care Unit
Conventional Clinic
- Concerned with non urgent or life threatening, and chronic medical conditions.
- The cost of the service provided is variable.
- In most cases it requires reservation and the .waiting time is high
- No diagnostic or laboratory services are provided.
Urgent Care Center
Emergency Care Unit
Conventional Clinic
- Concerned with both :
conditions that need immediate attention but they are not life threatening, and non urgent and chronic medical conditions.
- Lower cost in comparison to that of the ER.
- Waiting time is less than that of the Er and conventional clinic.
- It is a walk-in type of facility.
- Provide diagnostic and laboratory services.
Emergency Care Unit
Emergency Care Unit
Emergency Care Unit
- Concerned with conditions that endanger life or cause permanent disability such as strokes.
- The cost can be very high.
- The waiting time also can be very high.
- It is a walk-in department in a hospital.
- Provide diagnostic and laboratory services.
Membership includes
Membership of the Urgent Care Association
Membership (for physicians or APPs) of the College of Urgent Care Medicine
Membership of the Digital Journal of Urgent Care Medicine