"Urgent care centers can help reduce the number of ED presentations and reduce public health care costs," says Dr. Feby ...

Urgent care facilities treat non-life-threatening illnesses and injuries, while emergency departments handle life-threatening conditions. Conditions like the flu, minor fractures, and cuts needing ...

Flu season is here, as winter temperatures may have some feeling under the weather. December can be one of the busier months for emergency rooms, as peak periods for flu season tend to result in more ...

When you’re feeling unwell and symptoms are quickly getting worse, you know you need medical attention — but it’s not always possible to get a same-day appointment with your primary care physician.

Walk-in clinics provide some services for minor illnesses such as colds and coughs. Urgent care is for more serious conditions that are not life threatening, such as sprains and mild burns. Knowing ...

Both a walk-in and urgent care clinic can provide medical care when you’re not able to visit a primary care doctor. Urgent care is usually reserved for more substantial illnesses or injuries. If your ...

Health systems have had to scramble to discharge or move their hospital-at-home patients as CMS reimbursement for the program lapsed with the ...

Free-standing emergency rooms are spreading all over South Florida, extending the reach of hospitals into fast-growing suburbs. In Broward, Palm Beach and Miami-Dade counties, about 30 standalone ...