When Should You Go to Urgent Care?

When we’re sick or hurt, we often consider only two options: our primary care physician or the ER (emergency room). Our physician requires that we make an appointment, while the ER can have long wait times for non-emergency health situations. However, there is a third alternative with urgent care. Urgent care is the best choice whenever a health situation is urgent, but also non-life-threatening. For instance, a cut that needs stitches or strep throat are situations for urgent care.
 
One of the biggest reasons why urgent care is the best choice for urgent but minor situations is that there are virtually no wait times. Rather than waiting a week or so to see your physician or wasting hours at the ER, just go to urgent care instead where you can walk right in for service and the wait times are minimal at worst! This is often more than just convenient when a health situation requires immediate care. However, please remember that urgent care is for minor situations only. The ER is the only option for major, life-threatening situations.

An urgent care clinic like ours can treat any non-life-threatening health condition. This includes any illnesses, infections, and minor injuries. We at East County Urgent Care offer several other helpful services too, including physical exams! The many different conditions we treat and the services we offer include:

– Treatments for cold and flu symptoms, bronchitis or pneumonia, allergies and asthma, fevers, strep throat, etc.
– Treatments for minor sprains and strains, minor lacerations and burns, minor broken bones, and other minor injuries
– In-office X-rays and laboratory and testing services with immediate results (STD testing, drug screening, and more)
– Vaccinations
– Physical exams, including sports, school, and annual physicals
– Pediatric care for children and geriatric care for seniors
– And more

All of our services are available on a walk-in basis with no appointment necessary. You can just come right over to our clinic for same-day, on-the-spot service, and immediate care. Also, our services are covered by most insurance providers and plans!

East County Urgent Care will accept the most common and major health insurance, so you can be confident that your visits with us will be covered. For a list of the many insurers we work with, please see our Insurance page. If you’d rather contact East County Urgent Care directly to ask us about the insurance we accept, you can give us a call. We’d be happy to hear from you for any reason, so don’t hesitate to contact us or come see us today.

For urgent care near you, you can come to see us today here at East County Urgent Care and Walk-In Clinic. We’re open for you and your family whenever you might need us, with extended hours Monday to Friday (8 am to 7 pm) and weekend hours (9 am to 4 pm). Our clinic is located at 1625 E. Main Street # 100 El Cajon, CA 92021.

Whenever you or a loved one needs immediate care during a minor but urgent situation, come see us at East County Urgent Care and Walk-In Clinic where walk-ins are more than welcome. We’ll treat you right away, right on the spot, and have you back home quickly so you can get back to living your life. We serve patients from El Cajon CA, Wells Park CA, Alpine CA, Hillsdale CA, Rancho San Diego CA, Santee CA, and Jamul CA.