Top Urgent Care Doctors in Merced, CA 

For any medical concern that is not life-threatening, urgent care clinics are a great place to visit! Whether you can’t wait for the next available appointment with your primary care physician, do not have a primary care physician, or want to avoid the emergency room at all costs, urgent care clinics like ours can help you with just about any medical concern you have. At Getwell Urgent Care, our board-certified physicians provide medical attention for any of the following conditions or services: 

• Asthma
• Back pain
• Broken bones, bruises, fractures, sprains, and strains
• Bites, burns, and rashes
• Colds, coughs, and flu symptoms
• Cuts and lacerations
• Department of Transportation (DOT) physicals
• Diarrhea, nausea, and vomiting
• Ear cleaning
• Earaches and infections
• Employer and employee services
• Eye infections or injuries
• Flu shots
• Headaches
• Hepatitis testing
• Ingrown toenails
• Immunizations
• Inhalation treatments
• On-site lab work
• Pediatric care
• Respiratory infections
• Sinus infections
• Sore or strep throat
• Sports and school physicals
• Travel medicine
• Urinary tract infections (UTIs)
• Walk-in services
• Worker’s compensation and injury treatment 

As you can see, there are many services for which urgent care clinics such as ours can provide excellent medical attention! 

In terms of day-to-day operations, there is not a whole lot of difference between walk-in clinics and urgent care centers! Both are designed to reduce the volume of patients visiting the emergency room with non-life-threatening conditions. As such, both urgent cares and walk-in clinics accept same-day, walk-in appointments, and operate on a first-come, first-served basis, significantly reducing wait times. That said, perhaps the primary distinguishing factor between urgent care clinics and walk-in clinics is that a board-certified physician is always on staff at an urgent care clinic. In contrast, walk-in clinics often are run by a nurse practitioner or equivalent. As a result, urgent care clinics can often provide a broader and more specialized range of services. At Getwell Urgent Care Merced, our medical director is board-certified in family medicine and is supported by a cast of nurse practitioners, medical assistants, X-ray technicians, and more! 

The answer to that question depends entirely on another question of how severe your medical concern is, and if it is life-threatening or not! If the answer to that question is yes, then the emergency room is your best and only legitimate option, and you should go there immediately. However, if your medical concern is not life-threatening, the urgent care clinic is a better option nine times out of ten! Not only are urgent care clinics less expensive than emergency room services, but they also do not have nearly as long of wait times as those you are likely to experience in an emergency room for a non-life-threatening medical concern.

If you are looking for a top-rated urgent care doctor in Merced, California, we welcome you to Getwell Urgent Care Merced!  For more information, contact us today or schedule an appointment online. Visit our clinic conveniently located at 3090 M Street, Suite 9 Merced, CA 95348. We serve patients from Merced CA, Atwater CA, The Grove CA, Bear Creek CA, Planada CA, and Athlone CA.