You can’t always
plan when you need health care. Injuries and illness occur at the most
inconvenient times when you are not able see your regular provider. With Urgent
Care you still have access to quality care when and where you need it.
Aspirus Tomahawk
Hospital is now offering Urgent Care, providing timely treatment for
non-life-threatening illness and injuries. Urgent Care is available without an
appointment, seven days a week from 8 a.m. – 6 p.m. at the Emergency Department
entrance at the hospital.
“We always want to
do what is best for our patients and be here when they need us. When you
suddenly need care, it can be very distressing,” said Carmen Viegut, Director
of Nursing, Aspirus Tomahawk Hospital. “The Urgent Care option provides people
with the assurance they can receive the health care they need when they just
can’t wait.”
It may be confusing
whether to choose Urgent Care or an Emergency Department. Urgent Care is for
problems that need to be treated right away but are non-life threatening. This
includes conditions such as allergies, pink eye, rashes, upper respiratory infections,
strains and sprains, ear infections, insect bites, cuts, or other minor
illnesses. Urgent Care can also perform minor procedures, provide basic lab
tests and imaging to help provide an accurate diagnosis and determine proper
treatment.
Injuries that
require rapid or advanced treatment should be treated at an Emergency
Department in a hospital setting where a higher level of care is available.
When in doubt, do not hesitate to call 911, especially for suspected cases of
stroke, heart attack or head trauma.
The benefits of
Urgent Care extend beyond expanded access. Visitors to Urgent Care will
typically have a shorter wait time than at an Emergency Department and will
usually have a less expensive cost of visit with lower insurance co-pays.
“The addition of
Urgent Care at Aspirus Tomahawk Hospital shows a commitment by Aspirus to
increase services and provide reliable care to our local community and the
thousands of people who visit our area every year,” added Viegut. “It is a
valuable extension of the emergency care Aspirus Tomahawk Hospital has been
proudly providing in the Northwoods for over a century”.
For more information
about Urgent Care at Aspirus Tomahawk Hospital, located at 401 Mohawk Dr.,
visit aspirus.org/urgentcare.