Urgent Care Accepting New Patients in Tecumseh, OK
We are accepting new patients and we are here for your medical needs. Call us for more information or schedule an appointment online. We serve patients from Tecumseh OK, Johnson OK, Shawnee OK, Brooksville OK, Bethel Acres OK, and Dale OK.
Table of Contents:
What are the most common urgent care conditions?
Why is urgent care important?
How can I make a same-day appointment with an Urgent Care doctor if I live in Tecumseh, OK?
Tecumseh, OK’s urgent medical care leader is Immediate Care of Oklahoma. The purpose of urgent care is to treat episodic illnesses and injuries in an ambulatory setting.
Appointments are not required for clinic visits; walk-ins are welcome. Compared to emergency rooms or other providers, Immediate Care of Oklahoma is more cost-effective for patients and insurers. With x-ray and lab facilities on site, Immediate Care of Oklahoma can provide a broader range of urgent care services.
Providing high-quality urgent care to our community is a pleasure for us.
According to the Centers for Disease Control, 40% of emergency room visits are not emergencies. The result is longer wait times in the ER. Many of these health concerns can be treated faster and more affordably by Immediate Care of Oklahoma than in emergency rooms.
Today, many Americans report being unable to see their primary physician because there is no time to schedule an appointment. Due to this issue, walk-in clinics have emerged that provide emergency care. Many Americans have positively received urgent medical care centers as a type of walk-in clinic. The reason for this is that these centers offer skilled, convenient, and affordable care.
Urgent care centers are not equipped to treat life-threatening medical emergencies. Injury or illness that requires immediate attention must not be life-threatening. The purpose of urgent care centers is to treat patients as quickly as possible. Generally, patients won’t have to wait more than half an hour to see a doctor. In most cases, you’re on your way in about an hour without waiting in a long line.
In addition to providing skillful, convenient, and affordable care for longer business hours, urgent care centers also offer extended hours of operation. If you get sick at an inconvenient time, you can see someone at an urgent care facility instead of your primary care physician if you have a stomach bug or a cold. A visit to an urgent care center does not require an appointment.
Urgent care centers have become popular due to their significantly lower costs than regular emergency rooms. They can be up to ten times cheaper than going to the hospital, according to research.
In addition to treating routine illnesses and injuries, urgent care clinics also treat minor emergencies. Minor emergencies are illnesses or injuries that require urgent treatment to avoid complications. As far as the level of urgency required for treatment is concerned, urgent care clinics are between a primary care provider and an emergency room.
For life-threatening or limb-threatening injuries or illnesses, patients should call 911 or go to an emergency room as soon as possible. The urgent care center is an excellent option for patients in need of immediate attention who don’t want to make an unnecessary trip to the emergency room where wait times are long, and costs are high.
Immediate Care of Oklahoma offers quality medical care to patients in Tecumseh, OK, with a mission to meet the needs of the community in an accessible and cost-effective manner. Walk-ins and appointments are welcome at Immediate Care of Oklahoma.
Schedule an appointment online at Immediate Care of Oklahoma Tecumseh at your convenience. The use of masks continues to be encouraged to prevent the spread of large droplet infections. We will text you when it is time to see you if you would rather wait in your car. Please make sure you do not need to call 911 first. We look forward to meeting you and helping address your medical needs.
Additional Services You May Need
▸ Urgent Care Services
▸ Illness + Injuries
▸ On Site Lab + X-Ray
▸ Helpful Health
▸ Motor Vehicle Accidents
▸ Drug Testing
▸ MRO
▸ UTI Treatment
▸ Employment Physicals
▸ Workers Comp
▸ Strep Throat Treatment
▸ Pregnancy Testing
▸ Blood Pressure Testing
▸ Urinalysis
▸ Mononucleosis Treatment
▸ Suture Removal
▸ Respiratory Syncytial Virus
▸ OccMed