Urgent care or the ER? Which should you choose?

Medical Xpress May 3, 2021

(HealthDay)—Say you twist your ankle playing catch with your kids. Or maybe your daughter has a rash that’s spreading. Do you visit urgent care or the hospital emergency department?

Many cases of injury or illness can be handled at an urgent care clinic rather than a hospital emergency department, an expert says.

“Urgent care is a good starting point, especially when you can’t see your primary care provider on the same day,” said Mary Dixon, a certified registered nurse practitioner at Penn State Health Carlisle Outpatient Center.

“We can do an evaluation and provide treatment and, if necessary, refer patients to specialty services,” she explained in a Penn State Health news release.

“We deal with a lot of minor sprains...

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