Urgent Care

Urgent care provides easy access to quality healthcare services when your primary physician’s office is closed. Zeam Medical Group provides patients with urgent care services in Roseville and Folsom, California. With three different sectors under one roof (primary care, aesthetics care, and mental health care,) extended hours, same-day visits, and walk-ins available, the multispecialty team simplifies urgent care. They make care accessible when you need it most. Book your appointment online or call the office nearest to you today.

When is urgent care appropriate?

Urgent care is the best place to go when you have a non-life-threatening need that requires immediate attention. There are a variety of circumstances that fall into this category, including:

• Bladder infections
• Cuts and burns
• Strains, sprains, and pulled muscles
• Minor fractures
• Ear infection
• Pinkeye (or another eye infection)
• Abdominal pain
• Sexually transmitted disease (STD)
• Cold or cough
• Influenza, pneumonia, or bronchitis
• Rash or skin problems
• Accidents and injuries
• Vomiting and diarrhea

As a general guideline, urgent care is the right place to go if you feel like you need treatment as soon as possible and are not in a life-threatening situation.

What urgent care treatments are available?

Urgent care can provide most of the diagnostic tests and treatments your family medicine doctor or primary care doctor can provide, including:

• X-rays
• Blood work
• Urine or sputum screening
• Prescription medication
• MRIs, CTs, and other tests
• Physical therapy orders
• Medical equipment orders
• Referrals
• Injections

Your Zeam Medical Group primary care physician may follow up with you after being seen in urgent care.

When should a patient go to the emergency room rather than urgent care?

If your condition is life-threatening, characterized by the following, you should call 911 or go directly to the emergency room:

• Hemorrhaging (uncontrolled bleeding)
• Loss of consciousness
• Trauma
• Symptoms of heart attack
• Stroke symptoms
• Not breathing
• Paralysis

These conditions are best treated in an emergency room, where they have the staff and equipment on hand to handle life threatening emergencies.

What are the benefits of urgent care?

Urgent care offers same day and walk-in appointments for people of all ages for your convenience. Additionally, a visit to urgent care is substantially less expensive than an emergency room visit. Urgent care clinics are can provide the diagnosis and treatment you need to get better as quickly as possible, and most insurance policies cover urgent care.

Patients of any age who need immediate attention for their ailment or injury can benefit from urgent care. Infants who are dehydrated, children with ear infections, and adults who think they may have influenza can get fast, effective treatment in the urgent care setting.

Finally, urgent care doctors have a vast network of specialists. They can connect you with the diagnosis or treatment you need for more complex and serious conditions that can be managed in the urgent care setting.

If you need of urgent care services, don’t delay. Call Zeam Medical Group for an urgent care appointment or request one online today.