Pediatric Urgent Care vs. ER Visit
When your child needs immediate medical attention, it can be hard to know where to go. Deaconess Pediatric Urgent Care is a great alternative to an Emergency Room visit that offers many benefits.
Pediatric Urgent Care is designed to provide immeidate medical attention for non-life-
threatening injuries and illnesses that cannot wait for an appointment with a primary care physician. Emergency rooms, are equipped for life-threatening situations and severe injuries.
Types of Treatment
Deaconess Pediatric Urgent Care provides a wide range of treatments including breathing treatments, stitches, X-rays, lab testing and prescription medication. Emergency Rooms often have more specialized staff and equipment to handle more severe injuries and illnesses, such asbroken bones, trauma and life-threatening injury.
Wait Times
Deaconess Pediatric Urgent Care typically has shorter wait times than Emergency Rooms. In fact, most of our patients are sene within an hour! Emergency Room wait times can be extensive because of the severity of cases they handle.
Cost
Another significant difference between the two is the cost. Urgent care clinics are generally less expensive than emergency rooms. ERs have specialized equipment to handle more severe injuries and life-threatening situation which come at a higher cost.