Are you feeling unwell all of a sudden? Take a fall and have trouble putting weight on your ankle? Perhaps your child has a fever, and you know the entire daycare seems to have something. You know the situation calls for a medical professional’s eyes and possibly some medical testing, but which medical professional do you need?

 Sometimes, especially in those understandably common moments of stress when someone is ill or injured, it can be challenging to decide just what kind of facility and care you need, especially if the moment is at the last moment. You still have options in this situation, and we at The Ready Care Clinic want to ensure you’re aware of your options the next time you need them.

Differences Between the ER and Walk-in Urgent Care at The Ready Care Clinic

So, your primary physician is booked tight for appointments or not open because it’s evening, the weekend, or even a holiday.

How do you know if the care you need is at the Emergency Room or a walk-in urgent care clinic facility?

The Emergency Room is for just that: emergencies. Emergency rooms are equipped with tools and professionals to handle the most time-sensitive even life-threatening situations. Emergency rooms deal with automobile accidents, severe bleeding, chest pains, heart attacks, head injuries, broken bones, and a wide variety of ailments and injuries that absolutely must be seen to immediately for the safety of the patient.

Things like possible sprains, cuts and abrasions, most fevers, viral and bacterial testing, aches and pains that are not usual signs of serious problems, sports injuries, sore throats, etc., are unfortunate but worrisome problems. However, in most cases, they are also problems that are not life-threatening and do not require immediate emergency help to keep the patient alive, from losing a limb, etc.

That doesn’t mean you don’t need help, or you should have to wait until there’s a free appointment to see someone when you or a loved one needs medical attention!

The Ready Care Clinic is a walk-in clinic that offers urgent care and is the place to go when you’re hurt or ill and need medical help and want instant care, but do not need the emergency room. Perhaps your ailment is something for which you would typically see your primary physician, but it’s not something that can wait all weekend. This is an excellent way to gauge whether you need an ER or a walk-in/urgent care clinic.

So, let’s talk about some of the benefits of choosing instant care.

Walk-in Urgent Care is More Convenient

You have a busy life and want your unfortunate illness or injury to be taken care of swiftly and efficiently so you can get on with things. Or, perhaps your child is sick, and you want the best care for them as soon as possible, including a quick test to tell you what illness from which they’re suffering. A walk-in or urgent care clinic will have you or your loved one seen much faster while not cutting corners on medical care and providing you peace of mind.

At The Ready Care Clinic, we are a walk-in medical facility that offers medical service with later opening times, weekend openings, and shorter waiting times than emergency rooms and even most primary care physician offices.

 Walk-in Urgent Care is More Affordable

Emergency room visits are notoriously expensive, and that’s mainly because of all of the moving parts required to make an ER run properly. Emergency rooms need to be prepared and staffed for the instant care in case of those worst-case scenarios 24/7. If your current situation is not a worst-case scenario, you will save money by choosing a walk-in urgent care clinic like our locations at The Ready Care Clinic.

Walk-in Care Takes the Burden off of Emergency Rooms

Emergency rooms are often overcrowded and overstressed. During times of extra need, they can become so over-utilized that they can’t keep up with optimum patient care. Walk-in care centers help remove some of that burden from emergency rooms so they can focus on the life-threatening situations they’re designed for. By visiting The Ready Care Clinic, you’re seen on a first-come basis and skip the dramatic triage system of an ER.

Contact Us For Medical Care In Lawrenceburg, Harrodsburg, and Crab Orchard

If you or a loved one needs medical care, come visit us at The Ready Care Clinic. With locations in Harrodsburg, Lawrenceburg, and Crab Orchard, Kentucky. Contact us online or call your nearest location to learn more or visit us any time during our walk-in hours.