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MEMBER BENEFITS
By Rodney “RJ” Ricarte
Your TakeCare GCA Employee Health Plan benefit includes access to the FHP Health Center. With multiple specialties and diagnostic services, mostly under one roof, the FHP Health Center is a convenient, one-stop health care facility for all of your family’s medical, dental, and vision needs. Your health benefit also includes access to the FHP Urgent Care. If you or one of your family members enrolled in the health plan needs to be seen by a medical provider for an illness or injury that is NOT life threatening, but still requires immediate medical care, you can go to FHP Urgent Care. With convenient hours, the FHP Urgent Care is Guam’s only truly dedicated urgent care with walk-in, no appointment service, and trusted medical providers for you to receive quality medical care. How do you know if you should go to the FHP Urgent Care or to the Guam Memorial Hospital or Guam Regional Medical City Emergency Room?
Keep in mind, the FHP Urgent Care is for illness and injuries that are NOT life threatening but still need immediate attention. Go to the urgent care if you are experiencing allergic reactions, broken bones, sprains and strains, cuts requiring stitches, mild fevers, minor burns, pink eye, animal or insect bites, or cold and flu symptoms.
Life threatening, serious symptoms or injuries
Go to the Emergency Room if you are experiencing more serious and possibly life threatening symptoms or injuries such as severe abdominal or chest pain, babies needing immediate care, serious eye or head injuries, severe burns, stoke symptoms (numbness, paralysis, slurred speech, etc), significant difficult breathing, heart attack symptoms, high fevers, and suspected drug overdose or poisoning. Remember, when in doubt, dial 911.
The FHP Urgent Care is open Monday-Saturday, 8:00am to 8:00pm, closed Sundays. For more information, please call 671-646-5825.
Rodney “RJ” Ricarte is the TakeCare account executive for GCA. He can be contacted at (671) 487-7121 or rodney.ricarte@takecareasia.com.
The only true-dedicated urgent care facility on island with no appointments necessary and a complete medical team, diagnostic imaging services, lab, and pharmacy to care for you and your family.
Choose FHP Urgent Care
For illness or injuries that are NOT life-threatening but still needs immediate medical care, consider the FHP Urgent Care Center for individuals of all ages. One Stop Convenience: Radiology, Lab & Pharmacy Full complementary medical and support staff to service you Convenient Hours: Open Mon-Sat* 8am to 8pm Closed Sun Convenient Location: Central part of the island-Lots of parking
ER wait times and out-of-pocket expenses are at an all-time high. Unless it is a true emergency, you will likely get quicker, quality medical care somewhere else. That is why it is important to know the difference between an Urgent Care and an Emergency Room visit in order for you to maximize your current health care benefit. ER
EMERGENCY ROOM
Severe Abdominal or Chest Pain Babies Needing Immediate Care Serious Eye or Head Injuries
Severe Burns Stroke Symptoms
(Numbness, Paralysis, Slurred Speech, etc.) Significantly Difficulty Breathing
Heart Attack Symptoms High Fevers Suspected Drug Overdose or Poisoning URGENT CARE UC
Allergic Reactions Broken Bones Sprains & Strains
Cuts Requiring Stitches Mild Fevers
Pink Eye Animal or Insect Bite Minor Burns
Cold & Flu Symptoms
When in Doubt, Dial 911
Call 911 immediately if someone is unconscious, having trouble breathing, has suffered a serious injury or may be having a heart attack.
COMPARE THE DIFFERENCE Average urgent care visit cost: $300 Average emergency room visit cost: $1,000
No Appointments Necessary. Just Walk In.
Most major insurance companies accepted.
Call (671) 646-5825
LOCATED AT 548 SOUTH MARINE CORPS DRIVE TAMUNING, GUAM 96913 (AT THE ITC INTERSECTION)
*Urgent Care/Pharmacy: Closed Christmas Day and New Year ’ s Day. Open 8am-5pm Thanksgiving, day after Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, and New Year ’ s Eve.
Based on average standard visit to treat minor cuts, bruises, sprains, flu symptoms, etc. with no insurance benefit or coinsurance.
