The popularity of urgent cares has grown significantly in the last ten years and new care centers have been popping up on more and more corners. People all over are starting to choose urgent cares over appointments with their general practitioners, and especially over visits to the emergency room in Arlington.
What many people don’t realize is that their neighborhood urgent care is capable of treating them for the urgent issue that they are visiting the emergency room for. Of course, each visit is situational and it is dependent upon your injury or sickness as to where you should go, and in life-threatening situations, you should call 911 or go to your nearest emergency room. However, for most general issues or urgent health concerns going to your nearby urgent care in Arlington may be your best option.
Availability
Although not all urgent cares are open up 24 hours, their hours are still immensely flexible. All are open much longer and more often than your typical doctor’s office, while our clinic Urgentology Care is open until 9:00 pm every weekday and until 2:00 pm every Saturday and Sunday. Although your close by emergency room in North Arlington may be open 24 hours a day, if your medical problem falls between our hours it is going to be your best option still in terms of availability. ER’s are known to be quite crowded and generally have significantly longer wait times than urgent cares. While emergency room wait times can take hours, urgent care wait times often don’t take longer than 15 minutes. You will also not only spend more time in the waiting room at the ER but also in the room where you are being seen.
Affordability
Trips to the emergency room are typically more costly than that of an urgent care clinic. A normal ER visit costs an average of $1,000 or more, whereas a trip to an urgent care will usually only be $50 to $100. Even if your insurance is involved, your copay will also end up being less expensive than that of an emergency room visit. Here at Urgentology Care, we accept all of the major insurance policies. If we don’t accept your insurance, regardless, we are known to provide highly competitive and affordable rates for our patients.
Accessibility
With the increasing popularity of urgent cares, they have multiplied greatly in quantity. You will likely be able to find one within 10 minutes of your house or less, whereas sometimes your nearest emergency isn’t so close, or nearly as easy to get to.
Experience
With easy accessibility, availability, and affordability, we are sure those are reasons enough to increase the quality of your experience in choosing an urgent care over visiting the emergency room. However, here at Urgentology, we are a family owned care center that aims to treat our patients with the same kind of care that we would treat our own families with. We believe our prioritization of our patient’s experience with us sets the bar quite high when it comes to urgent care centers all over.
As leaders in the urgent care industry, we understand the importance of you and your family’s health care. If you are suffering from any non-life-threatening illnesses or injuries come see us today, and of course, walk-ins are welcome. If you have any more questions or would like to set up an appointment, please don’t hesitate to contact us today.
Important: If you have a life-threatening emergency, please call 911 or go to your nearest Emergency Room. Information in this site is not intended to be used as a diagnosis for your symptoms. If you experience any of these symptoms, please seek medical attention or visit Urgentology Care.