Urgent Care vs. Emergency Services
From time to time, questions arise concerning the difference between Emergency Department and Urgent Care visits. Emergency services and urgent care services are provided by the same physician and nursing staff. As a team, the physician and nursing staff-as well as the admitting, laboratory, and radiology departments-all work together to focus on you. The level of service will depend on your health condition, the time of day, and the diagnostic testing or procedures performed. All potential Urgent Care patients are evaluated in the Triage Room located directly adjacent to ER Admitting. Once evaluation is completed, the patient is treated according to health condition, the time of day, and the diagnostic testing or procedures performed. Please remember that a visit that begins in Urgent Care may become an Emergency Department visit after the physician completes the exam.