Walk-In Urgent Care Clinic in Twin Falls ID

Urgent care centers offer services that typically require immediate attention but are not serious enough to be considered a medical emergency. These services include treatment for injuries and illnesses, such as the cold, flu, conjunctivitis, or muscle strains, as well as more immediate concerns, such as broken bones, lacerations, and burns. Urgent care centers are staffed by highly qualified medical professionals, including physicians, nurses, and technicians; they can be a great resource when a sick visit or other medical issue requires immediate attention, but the patient’s primary care physician is unavailable.

Urgent care clinics and hospital emergency rooms are two very different medical facilities; although they provide similar services, there are a few important distinctions that set them apart. These include:

• Severity of Health Problems — A hospital emergency department treats life-threatening or limb-threatening medical situations, including significant blood loss, severe dehydration, heart attack, and stroke; it is the best option when patients need immediate medical attention. Urgent care clinics, on the other hand, are equipped to handle urgent, but non-emergency situations, such as a broken bones, asthma symptoms, infections, and mild to moderate illnesses. Furthermore, urgent care is a good option for people who have uncomplicated illnesses or injuries (without other symptoms), or for people who do not have other underlying health conditions.

• Hours and Staff — Hospital ERs are open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year, and are staffed with physicians, physician assistants, specialists, and nurses trained in delivering emergency care. They also have imaging and laboratory resources onsite that are needed to diagnose and deliver care for severe, complicated, and life-threatening situations. On the contrary, urgent care clinics are staffed with physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and nurses, and many also have a physician onsite. Urgent care providers can order basic labs and imaging tests, such as x-rays and bloodwork, to help them establish diagnoses and develop treatment plans. Urgent care clinics have set hours and an established list of conditions treated; they are typically open evenings and weekends, often much later than a doctor’s office.

• Cost of Care — Because ERs are staffed with physicians, nurses, and specialists from a diverse range of medical backgrounds, and are open 24/7, the care provided at ERs is typically much more expensive than the care provided at urgent care clinics when treating the same condition.

The benefits of urgent care are:

• No appointment is needed
• Open weekends & off-hours
• Lower cost compared to ER visits
• Onsite lab & x-ray services
• Most insurances accepted
• Quicker service than an ER
• High quality care from experienced physicians
• Can treat a wide range of problems

There are certain signs and symptoms that indicate a visit to an urgent care clinic is needed; these include:

• Back or muscle pain
• Bronchitis
• Cuts and minor burns
• Diarrhea
• Earache
• Skin conditions
• Sprains or joint pain
• Upper respiratory infection
• Urinary tract infections
• Vomiting

There is no need to book an appointment, simply walk into our clinic conveniently located at 844 North Washington Street, Suite 400, Twin Falls, ID 83301. We look forward to serving you! We serve patients from Twin Falls ID, Kimberly ID, Filer ID, Hansen ID, Buhl ID, and Jerome ID, and BEYOND.