Gonzaba Urgent Care Centers Offer Affordable Urgent Care in San Antonio

Gonzaba Urgent Care Centers Offer Affordable Urgent Care in San Antonio If you are in a life threatening situation, you should dial 911 immediately. An ambulance will take you to the nearest possible emergency room. One needs to remember, however, that ER visits or 911 should only be reserved for severe injuries, chest pain, woman in labor (childbirth in progress), large amount of blood loss from an injury, accident or fight, or other illnesses, and any delay that could put the person’s life in danger. 911 can also be dialed if you are in a lifethreatening situation like an armed robbery in progress, someone threatening with a gun, or a serious vehicle or pedestrian accident. If you are in doubt, you can always call 911 and they will guide you accordingly.

However, there are some medical conditions in which you may feel very sick, but are not lifethreatening; yet, your doctor’s office may be closed. In those instances, you can see a doctor at an urgent care clinic and secure proper medical attention. Some of the conditions may be sprains, minor bleeding or cuts, vomiting, diarrhea, dehydration, minor fracture (fingers, toes, etc.), skin infections, sore throat, flu like symptoms, urinary tract infections, dysentery, minor accidents or falls, stomach pain, etc.

Some Public Safety Answering Points have reported that 15%–20% of incoming 911 calls are nonemergencies!

Why should you consider an urgent care clinic? More than 9,000 urgent care facilities have opened up throughout the nation offering good care for patients as the staff is trained in all emergency medicine and other specialties. In the United States, 3.1% of family physicians now work in urgent care. According to the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, nearly 50% of all medical bills incurred for emergency treatments at the ER go unpaid either because the patients do not have insurance, or are not in a financial situation to pay them. The reason is Emergency Room (ER) procedures are extremely expensive. Consider urgent care now, which costs only about one fourth of ER visits and treatments.

If you would like urgent treatment to a medical condition that is nagging you, is not life-threatening, but needs to be addressed immediately, then an urgent care center would work best for you.

Primary care physicians are sometimes closed during certain hours which makes urgent care centers a better option so that you can get medical attention immediately without causing any delay or loss of workdays. The urgent care centers employ the best physicians and nurses and, thus, provide efficient care for non-urgent cases like vomiting, minor fractures or flu which can be easily treated on time and ensure faster recovery without incurring huge costs. In comparison to ER, which gives priority to cases requiring serious medical attention, waiting time at urgent care centers is usually about half an hour at the most. Insurance companies reimburse nearly the same for general or family physician costs which is quite less than that for emergency visits.

At the Gonzaba Urgent Care Centers, we accept many insurance plans and have advanced medical facilities and equipment that enable evaluation of head injuries or abdominal pain and even X-ray and MRI capabilities. Our lab testing services offer reliable evaluation of urgent medical conditions like flu, diabetes, strep throat, urinary infections, stomach infections, etc. Gonzaba Urgent Care Center is at your service 7 days a week from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. and has three convenient locations for ease of access at Pleasanton, Culebra and Woodlawn in San Antonio, Texas.