What are walk-ins?
Walk-ins are visits to Coopersburg Family Practice that you can access without an appointment. Walk-ins are ideal for patients who need immediate care for non-life-threatening ailments, like:
- Serious earaches
- Fever
- Unusual rashes
- Allergic reaction
- Mild or moderate asthma attack
- Severe or unusual migraines
- Severe cold or flu
- Urinary tract infections
- Diarrhea
- Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs)
- Sprains and strains
- Minor broken bones
- Minor eye injuries
- Sore throat
- Back pain
- Minor cuts and burns
If, on the other hand, you’re experiencing a medical emergency, like a life-threatening illness or injury, go to the emergency room instead.
What are the advantages of walk-ins?
Walk-ins at Coopersburg Family Practice offer patients a wide array of advantages, including:
Affordability
Prices for walk-ins, even if you’re uninsured or underinsured, are much lower than that of an emergency room. Emergency room bills can be crippling, so if you can avoid them by going to a walk-in clinic instead, you should.
Short wait times
When you stop into Coopersburg Family Practice for a walk-in visit, expect to see a medical professional in a fraction of the time you’d wait in the emergency room. While you wait, you enjoy a much more comfortable environment with fewer people.
Convenience
One of the biggest advantages of walk-ins is the fact that you don’t need to make an appointment. Simply come into the office and register for your appointment.
If you need to see a medical professional right now for a non-life-threatening emergency, don’t waste your time and money at the emergency room. Instead, come to Coopersburg Family Practice for a walk-in visit or a same-day appointment. To find out more, reach out to the practice over the phone.
