Not sure if you should visit the ER or an urgent care facility? Typically, a good rule of thumb to follow is if it’s a life-threatening injury or illness, you should visit an emergency room. Most other illnesses can be cared for at urgent care.

• Aches, pains, and bruises
• Broken bones and sprains
• Infections, including staph
• Cuts, scrapes, lacerations, and burns
• Cold, flu, and other viral illnesses
• Ear, throat, and nose conditions
• STIs
• UTI and bladder infection
• Lung infections, bronchitis, pneumonia, and asthma
• Allergic reactions
• Skin diseases and warts
• Nausea, vomiting, diarrhea

An urgent care facility is equipped to care for 80% of the reasons why people visit an emergency room, however, it can’t completely take the place of an ER. If you experience any of the following illnesses, symptoms, or injuries, call 9-1-1 immediately for emergency assistance:

• Chest pain or other signs of a heart attack
• Numbness in your arms or legs, or other signs of a stroke
• Severe shortness of breath
• A life-threatening injury

Because an ER takes life-threatening cases first, people who go to a hospital for minor injuries often have to wait several hours before being seen.

Everyone who works at Bloomfield and Plymouth Urgent Care is a trained medical professional.

A lack of insurance should never keep you from getting the medical attention you need and deserve. In addition to financing plans, we also offer discounts to patients who choose to pay in cash.

If you want to know more, call us or schedule an appointment online! We serve patients from Plymouth MI, Bloomfield Hills MI, Livonia MI, Novi MI, Worden MI, Canton MI, Southfield MI, Troy MI, Farmington Hills MI and BEYOND.