Urgent Care Doctors Accepting New Patients in EL Cajon, CA

At urgent care clinics, the medical staff can help with an assortment of conditions such as sore throat, colds and cases of flu, allergic reactions, ear and eye infections, fractures, and dislocations. When deciding if you need urgent care or an emergency room the best way to differentiate the two is if your condition requires care within 24 hours or immediately. Urgent care clinics will not take the place of your family doctor but if you require care and can not get an appointment head to an urgent care clinic where a primary care provider can offer treatment. When going to an urgent care clinic it is best to provide all your previous medical history along with allergies and prescription medication.

East County Urgent Care and Walk-In Clinic is always accepting new patients at our clinic, you can simply contact us via phone, or use our online appointments app to schedule an office visit with one of our doctors and healthcare staff today!

Before heading to the doctor, you want to get yourself organized, asking yourself questions like are you sleeping, ok? How is your diet? Are you depressed? Are you having a hard time controlling your bladder? Making a list of prescriptions and any supplements you are taking, along with any previous lab tests or hospitalizations. The more information you give the doctor will ensure you are well taken care of. Looking at your overall health and taking notes on events such as maybe you haven’t been able to fall asleep a few times over a few weeks, maybe a food didn’t agree with you, or you are feeling cold and sore with changes in the temperature.

These can be signs that something else is going on with your body and will help you and the doctor come up with a health plan. It is important to write down all your questions so they can be addressed at your appointment. You may want to take notes while at your This will enable you to refer to them once you are home. If you have a chronic condition you will want to go into as much detail as you can, especially if you are seeing a new doctor, knowing the date you were diagnosed and if there were medications that didn’t or did work for you. Any x-ray or imaging such as MRIs, and CT scans as results ensure these are no older than five years. Any other testing results such as pulmonary function tests, EKGs, and biopsy results. It is also beneficial to have a list of doctors you have seen, primary care physicians, behavioral medicine clinics, and speech or occupational therapists.

Urgent care clinics are a great resource for healthcare when your regular doctor’s office is closed. Most urgent care clinics take all insurance companies, but it may be helpful to know for sure. A good place to start is to ask family, friends, or colleagues as they may have the same insurance. Another way would be to contact your insurance company as they would have a list that they can provide for you. A Google search may also give you the results you need to find a doctor who accepts your insurance. You also need to take note that your insurance may not pay for some services so it is best to see if you need a service that will require you to pay out of pocket. We serve patients from El Cajon CA, Alpine CA, Wells Park CA, Hillsdale CA, Rancho San Diego CA, Santee CA, and Jamul CA.