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Med Express facility on Williamson road in Roanoke.
Urgent Care Facilities in the Time of COVID-19 and Beyond By Holly E. Marrow, RN
Urgent Care centers in the region played an important role during the pandemic When Nancy Collins of Christiansburg arrived at the Velocity Care clinic on Peppers Ferry Road on January 8, 2022, the parking lot was completely full of waiting patients. As a diabetic, she has learned not to ignore unusual skin
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changes, and a golf ball-sized rash had appeared on her ankle that morning. Collins had to park in front of a separate business up the road, then followed the instructions on the sign in front of Velocity Care to call from her car.
