When should you use an Emergency Department or an ExpressCare Clinic?
Conditions typically treated in an ExpressCare clinic:
- Fever
- Sinus infections
- Cold or flu symptoms
- Minor cuts, burns, or skin rashes
- Animal/insect bites
- Sprains and minor bone fractures
- Schools, camp, sports, and work physcials
- Workers' compensation care
- Occupational medicine
- Ear and eye infections
- Cough
- Sore throat
- Headache
- Minor injuries
Conditions typically treated in an Emergency Department:
- Chest Pain
- Stroke
- Poisoning (If at all possible, first contact the local poison control center at (800-222-1222)
- Severe allergic reaction
- Deep cuts or bleeding that won't stop
- Large bone fractures
- Problems related to pregnancy
- Severe burns
- Difficulty breathing
- Loss of consciousness
- Seizures
- Abdominal pain