urgent care
nounDefinition of urgent care
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: medical care provided for illnesses or injuries which require prompt attention but are typically not of such seriousness as to require the services of an emergency room
… they have turned to one of the fastest-growing segments of American health care: urgent care, a common category of walk-in clinics with uncommon interest from Wall Street.— Julie Creswell
—often used before another noun If your leg or arm is sore and swollen, go to an urgent care center; if you have chest pain, shortness of breath or you're coughing up blood, get to an emergency room.— Rick NathansonThe athlete sustains an inversion or eversion ankle injury and is evaluated at a local emergency room or urgent care facility.— James S. Keene
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: medical care of an urgent nature
Strokes now are the focus of a broad new public-awareness campaign labeling them as "brain attacks," needing the same urgent care as heart attacks.— Marilyn Chase
Examples of urgent care in a Sentence
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Bill was in family practice before working as an ER physician for 30 years, and later continued practicing urgent care medicine until retiring in 2017. — orlandosentinel.com, "Deaths in Central Florida: 8/31," 31 Aug. 2019 Oftentimes telemedicine visits for urgent care needs, such as a sinus infection or a sore throat, are not with a patient’s primary care physician, meaning the physician doesn’t have a history with the patient. — Ginger Christ, cleveland.com, "Digital diagnosis on the rise: Telemedicine connects more NE Ohio doctors with patients," 25 Aug. 2019 When using the urgent care benefit, veterans must go to a provider in VA’s network. — courant.com, "Community News For The West Hartford Edition," 19 Aug. 2019 Telehealth will move beyond its current use in non-urgent care situations. — John Sculley, Fortune, "Ex-Apple CEO John Sculley: Why Sensors Are the Future of Health Care Tech," 17 July 2019 To have to drive 10 miles and to find out that this facility, so called urgent care, didn’t exist was very scary. — Katherine Bindley, WSJ, "How to Spot (and Avoid) Fake Google Maps Listings," 22 June 2019 There are pediatric offices, medical offices and urgent care centers within a five-minute walking distance, and the library and community center within a 10-minute walking distance. — Monica Lander, The Mercury News, "Sponsored: Newly updated Almaden Valley townhome," 14 Aug. 2019 During this celebratory event, guests enjoyed food, drinks and music and toured the new urgent care center, which is double the size of the former facility. — Jane Napier Neely, La Cañada Valley Sun, "The Valley Line: Orthopaedic Guild members help mark a grand opening," 5 Aug. 2019 Out of an ambundance of caution, he was sent to an urgent care after symptoms developed. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Russell Okung could return for Chargers, but health risk could end career," 25 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'urgent care.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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