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Urgent Care-Walk In Clinic Directory
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What is an Urgent Care-Walk In Clinic? |
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Urgent Care Clinics provide medical care to patients with non-life threatening illness or injuries who need immediate attention when the family doctor is unavailable or is not equipped to handle the situation but a trip to the emergency room may not be warranted. These clinics are often open after hours, 7 days a week, no appointment necessary. |
How Do You Choose the Best Urgent Care-Walk In Clinic? |
Choosing an urgent care is an important decision. With over 8,000 urgent care clinics nationwide (and rapidly growing), choosing the right one can be overwhelming. The key is to research your choices so you find an urgent care that fits your needs and provides quality care. Below is a list of factors to consider when selecting an urgent care:
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1. Location
You can obtain a list of urgent care providers in a specific area
by using our Find an Urgent Care Provider tool. Just enter a zip code in the
tool and you are given a list of urgent care walk in clinics and the distance in miles from the
zip code. If you use our advanced search, you can narrow down the list by providing
a radius limit.
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2. QualityQuality is often overlooked but extremely important. WhereToFindCare.com is the only place that gives you a quality score to assist you in choosing an urgent care-walk in clinic: the WTFC Quality Score.
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The WTFC Quality Score is the percentage of people who rated the urgent care walk in clinic on WhereToFindCare.com and said they received quality care. This experience-based urgent care walk in clinic satisfaction score cannot be found elsewhere today except by word of mouth.
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3. Recommendations |
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Word of mouth recommendations are very important. Recommendations can tell us whether we can get along with providers on a personal level. Ask friends, family, and other associates if they have had experiences with the urgent care walk in clinics on your list. You can also use WhereToFindCare.com to find word of mouth recommendations.
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We ask patients, visitors, and caregivers to rate providers by taking a short review. You can read other people’s experience by going to a clinic’s page on WheretoFindCare.com and clicking on the Reviews tab. There you see how others answered questions, and any comments made about the provider. Also look for CareStars™ recognition. People may have left comments on WhereToFindCare.com about exceptional caregivers at each urgent care walk in clinic. CareStars™ comments give you a sense that the urgent care walk in clinic employs caring individuals that will provide the service you need. And once you selected an urgent care walk in clinic, please revisit WhereToFindCare.com and share your experience by rating your provider. Your recommendation will help others make their decision.
4. Availability
Check out the hours of operation for the clinic. Many clinics are open after hours, on weekends, and holidays but they may not be open 24 hours. Be sure to call the clinic before your visit to verify their availability.
5. Insurance
Verify the clinic accepts your insurance, either by contacting the clinic or contacting your insurance provider.
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6. Consider What Each Urgent Care Walk In Clinic Offers
Once you’ve narrowed down the list to the clinics, you should consider all the other things each facility has to offer. In your search results, click on the name of an urgent care walk in clinic to see more information such as photos, video tours, amenities, description of available services, insurance accepted, contact information, and much more.
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What are the Next Steps?
Call the urgent care clinic and inquire about any questions you may have, such as hours of operation, insurance accepted, etc. Please visit the clinic page on WhereToFindCare.com to find address and contact information, and to get driving directions. Some providers have contact forms on their provider page, so it may be possible to email your questions to them. When contacting the provider, please be sure to mention you saw them on WhereToFindCare.com.
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