The COVID-19 pandemic has altered how medical services are delivered, both for urgent and routine needs. With social distancing awareness and limits on access to facilities and walk-in traffic, face-to-face visits with doctors have become less common; however, telehealth solutions have minimized the risk of spreading the virus by giving patients access to doctors online through the use of smartphones, tablets and computers. In the new year, these rapid medical innovations may now become … [Read more...] about Apricus Healthcare Model Increases Access to Physicians, Treatment
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ER, Urgent Care or Orthopaedic Urgent Clinic?
Injuries and illnesses occur when you least expect them. Local urgent care centers can give a person the medical care they need, usually at a fraction of the cost or time of an emergency room (ER). They provide care for a wide variety of sicknesses, diseases and other conditions. However, there is another type of walk-in care center that treats musculoskeletal injuries such as fractures, sprains and strains from falls and impact accidents. These are orthopaedic urgent care clinics. Q: What … [Read more...] about ER, Urgent Care or Orthopaedic Urgent Clinic?
The Role of Urgent Care
Now that the new year is upon us, so is the cold and flu season. It is as predictable as snow on the mountain that when a child becomes ill or all of a sudden seems much worse, it is either a weekend or a week when the doctor’s office is closed for the holidays. Of course, this problem is not limited tot he week between Christmas and New Years. Sometimes a doctor has already gone home for the day or has no appointment times available for the rest of the day, and the nagging question is whether … [Read more...] about The Role of Urgent Care
