Urgent Care Clinic Q&A

Urgent care is medical care provided outside of a hospital emergency room or doctor’s office, on a walk-in, first-come, first-served basis. Urgent care centers are primarily used to treat minor to moderate injuries and illnesses that require medical attention right away but are not serious enough to necessitate a visit to the ER. Providing immediate care for acute, non-life-threatening illnesses and injuries, urgent care centers provide patients with the care they need when they need it.

Urgent care facilities are equipped to handle the majority of minor medical concerns, from infections to acute injuries and illnesses. They can also provide a variety of health services, such as preventative screenings, vaccinations, and lab tests. Services provided and conditions that can be treated at an urgent care include the following:

•   Allergy
•   Athlete’s Foot
•   Abdominal Pain
•   Abscess and Skin Infections
•   Acute Pain and Injuries
•   Anxiety & Panic Attack
•   Allergic Reaction
•   Asthma
•   Back Pain
•   Bites (Insect, Spider, Animal bite)
•   Blood Pressure high
•   Bronchitis
•   Burn (Minor burn care)
•   Canker Sores Treatment
•   Cholesterol Screening
•   Contraception
•   Cough or Wheezing
•   Dehydration
•   Diabetes Screening
•   Drug Testing
•   Headache
•   Ear Infection
•   Ear Lavage
•   EKG
•   Eye Infection
•   Flu or COVID
•   Fractures and Sprains
•   Heartburn/Acid Reflux
•   HIV pre-or post-exposure treatment
•   Injuries and Minor Trauma
•   Joint Pain & Joint Injections
•   Laceration/Cut Repair
•   Mono Diagnosis & Treatment
•   Motion Sickness Prevention
•   Nausea, Vomiting, and Diarrhea
•   Nebulizer/Breathing Treatment
•   Pink Eye
•   Pneumonia
•   Poison Ivy and Poison oak
•   Pregnancy Testing
•   Rash
•   Minor dermatologic and skincare
•   Respiratory Infection
•   Shingles
•   Sinus Infection
•   Stye
•   Sore Throat/Strep Throat
•   STD Testing & Treatment
•   Stop Smoking
•   Skin Infections
•   Skin Tag Removal
•   Urinary Tract Infection/Bladder Infection
•   Wart Treatment
•   Worms Treatment
 
Although this list is expansive, it is not completely exhaustive. If you do not see a condition or service listed here that you are interested in, please call us and we will let you know if it is offered at Reddy Urgent Care.

Whether or not it is better to go to urgent care versus the emergency room depends on the severity of the situation. Life-threatening and limb-threatening situations should always be handled in a hospital emergency room, as they are equipped to take care of the most serious medical emergencies. On the other hand, urgent care clinics are the better choice when the situation is not an emergency but still needs to be treated right away (urgent). This includes minor fractures, infections, and asthma/allergies. Urgent care clinics are also an ideal option when care is needed after-hours and is often the first choice when the doctor’s office is closed.

Yes, you can simply walk into an urgent care clinic without the need of booking an appointment. Urgent care centers are specifically designed to accept walk-in appointments, combining convenience with healthcare in a timely fashion.
 
If you or someone you love needs care for an urgent medical situation, come to Reddy Urgent Care. We offer quality healthcare services without the long wait times. Call us today to book an appointment. We serve patients from Downtown Long Beach CA, Paramount CA, East Side CA, Bixby Knolls Long Beach CA, and Los Altos CA.