The same day vs. Urgent treatment vs. Emergency Room: Your Choice

A few days, disease or injury hit you quickly and hard, and you know you need to see a doctor. Should you go to emergency treatment or emergency room? What about the promise of the same day or Walk-in clinic? Knowing when to visit the same day clinic vs. Emergency Care vs. Emergency Room (ER) can save time, money, and give you the right treatment quickly.

How should you decide which one to choose?

Remember, For life -threatening emergencies, call 911 Or go to the nearest emergency room.

At Uva Health, we offer several options for treatment when you need to see someone today. In addition to our 4 ERS at Charlottesville, Culpeper, Haymarket, and Prince William, we also offer an appointment for the same and urgent day care, Walk-in care without an appointment, and options to see doctors online or by telephone, called virtual care, so you don’t even need to leave home.

What is the same day treatment? Help a small problem today

Care for the same day is for health problems that are not emergencies but require fast attention.

Many of our clinics offer the same day. This means you might be able to schedule a meeting on the same day in a clinic that already knows you and your history. And has a clinical gathering promise on the same day means to wait less, fewer worries, and smaller bills than ER visits.

The same and urgent day of treatment visits to be billed differently from ER visits. ER visit is expensive, even with insurance. With a gathering promise on the same day, you will be collected for urgent treatment visits or only pay your usual primary care.

Have a question? Contact us for more information about how to treat the same day is billed. See our Bill and Insurance Section.

Choose the same day’s promise if you need treatment such as:

• Fever, coughing, sore throat, nasal congestion, and symptoms of cold and other flu
• Wounds or small injuries such as small pieces, small burns, bruises, or insect bites
• Rash
• Nausea, vomiting, or diarrhea
• Sprains or other minor injuries

What is urgent treatment? For health problems that cannot wait

Urgent treatment is for health problems that require faster medical attention but do not threaten life or serious enough to become an emergency. This disease or injury might stop you from your normal day. You cannot wait for a doctor’s appointment, but the situation is not an emergency.

Again, this type of promise can save your time and money. In ER, patients are seen based on how bad they are. Patients who need treatment that saves lives seen before others. With an urgent maintenance gathering, you can miss the uncertainty when you will be seen.

Choose an urgent treatment gathering for:

• Pieces that require stitches (bleeding will not stop, or bandages soaked)
• Possible fractures, rest, sprains, or other injuries due to falling or serious accidents
• Diarrhea, nausea, vomiting that won’t stop
• Suddenly, severe stomach aches or cramps
• Allergic reactions such as nests or rashes suddenly, difficulty breathing, and wheezing
• Deep burns (through all layers of your skin), large (bigger than your palm), or burns from chemical or electric sources
• Fever more than 103 degrees

What is virtual treatment?

When you can’t get to the clinic directly, you can still get treatment quickly. Virtual visits (have an appointment with health care providers via video or telephone calls) offer a safe and comfortable way to get treatment from UVA health providers, without leaving home.

If you need maintenance today, our virtual care fast service offers an online urgent treatment visit without the need for an appointment. You don’t even need to be a UVA health patient.

Not all health problems can be handled through rapid visits of virtual care. You may be told to go to the clinic to finish your visit or go to the ER.

Should I go to the ER? Serious and life -threatening problems

The trip to the ER is for very serious health problems that can be life threatening. Ers we have sophisticated tools and specialists who are trained to deal with serious emergencies and save lives. ERS Our open 24/7.

If you don’t think you can travel to get your own treatment, the best is to contact 911 and check the Emergency Medical Technician.

Go to the emergency room when you have:

• Signs of heart attacks, such as chest pain or difficulty breathing
• Symptoms of stroke, such as sudden weakness, literacy, or confusion
• Head, neck, or serious back injury
• Serious allergic reaction
• Seizures

Knowing your choices help you ready

Knowing your choice and where the closest day clinic, emergency treatment clinic, and ER can make a big difference when you need treatment quickly.

Once again, if you experience an emergency and need treatment as soon as possible, call 911 or visit the ER. If you are still not sure where to go, contact your clinic. They may be available to help you make decisions and guide you to the nearest medical facility for help.

After hours, and can’t reach someone in your clinic? Maybe it’s the best to just go to the ER. It can prevent emergencies from getting worse.