Urgent care

went in to Urgent Care because I felt awful. I got there around 6:30pm. They told me it would be about an hour or so before I would be seen. Around 7:15 or so (they close at 8 ) a man came in with his little boy lying on his shoulder, the little boy was clearly so sick. (He was probably 2-3 yrs old or so). The guy working at the clinic told the man that they were at full capacity and were no longer taking anymore patients for the evening. He suggested going to a different Urgent Care that…

If we are being completely honest the career I had in mind at the beginning of the year was not exactly an emergency physician, it was actually a nuclear and radiological engineer. While yes engineering more closely matches my personality type and newly sparked interest, the title of emergency physician still very much intrigued me. Even though I am still torn between the two I have chosen the Emergency Physician career to further explore in depth. Growing up I always thought I would later…

used Nurse Practitioners (NPs) to staff the FTA. It was an observational study using a convenience sample of patients. The results concluded that most patients were satisfied with the FTA, regardless of the model of care. While patient satisfaction was higher in the NP model of care, approximately half the patients stated they would prefer to see a doctor if one were available (Lutze, Ross, Chu, Green, & Dinh, 2013). This article supports the implementation of FTAs in an ED, and furthermore…

EMLA and Intravenous Access This study was completed by Schreiber et al (2013) to see if the alleged vasoconstrictive effects of EMLA cream make it more difficult for healthcare workers to initiate intravenous access in children. The article begins by discussing pain from venipuncture and venous cannulation and how local anaesthetic cream such as EMLA can be used to reduce the pain; however, 16 out of 58 clinicians interviewed believed that using EMLA cream on young children made achieving…

of course, seemingly endless meals overloaded with food and drink. It's a wonder any of us make it through winter without permanent damage to our health or the need for urgent medical care, but thankfully there are a few ways you can counter the traditional holiday excess. Statcare Urgent & Walk-In Medical Care is an urgent care center with locations in Long Island and Queens, and they want to help everyone stay as healthy as possible throughout the remainder of the year and beyond.…

As a bioethicist in a hospital, it would my job to evaluate this controversial issue and suggest an action to take if such a situation presents itself to hospital administrators. When considering the case of cognitive enhancements being used by emergency room (ER) physicians, I would reflect on the arguments for and against cognitive enhancements in general. I would then reflect on how these arguments impact the specific case at hand. The profession of a physician, more specifically and ER…

comes to receiving medical care, consumers now have more options than ever before. Gone are the days of waiting to get an appointment with your primary care physician, or, when that fails, heading to the emergency room with a minor ear infection, and then being hit with a horrendous bill. The not-so-good news is that many consumers are not taking advantage of these other treatment options because they are confused as to which one is the right one. They know that urgent care clinics and…

The Kootenai County Hospital is a very nice vicinity. It is located in a very open part of land where people drive by all of the time on their daily commute route. There is a very large parking lot with a big blue and white sign that matches the blue and white brick building. Along with the blue and white theme are windows placed along the side that reflect the blue sky and the white clouds. Accenting the grey parking lot and the building are large sections of grass and shrubbery. Since, the…

The goal of healthcare facilities is to provide patient-centered care to their patients and so good ratings of customer services are important. Many healthcare organizations are monitoring their client’s satisfaction with the care that they received to see if they need improvement regarding customer services. With customer services being such a big part of healthcare, I decided to visit three organizations to observe their customer relations. The three healthcare service organizations that I…

affordable treatment to those conditions that is easy to diagnose. However, the scope of practice for this service is much narrower than the urgent care centers. Sultz, H., Young, K., (2009). Ambulatory surgery centers, the ambulatory Service Centers association reported that Ambulatory service centers are a great example of successful change in the health care delivery system. Historically having surgical procedures in a hospital setting have many disadvantages for the patients, including long…