The Emergency Room or Urgent Care?

The Emergency Room or Urgent Care? Our teammates at UNC Hospitals are here to help you and your family choose the right place to go when injury or illness strikes.

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[lotstodo]

I thought it would be a U turn for hangnail.

[amielawhorn]

I wish we could have this playing in the ER lobby over and over again

[alisadavis]

I've said for years that if urgent cares were open 24/7, then ERs
wouldn't be so crowded.

[godisincontrol]

This is, most people know the difference. In the US the real problem is no health insurance. Need help but have no money or health insurance? Your only option is the ER. The system is broken, not the people

[hannahj]

If you have back pain that travels down your leg, especially if you have leg weakness and numbness it is absolutely an ER visit.

[debbie]

I went to Urgent Care only to be told I needed to go to the ER. Had to drive myself there.

[warroom]

Urgent care happened to be closed when I was experiencing chronic back pain, so I ended up going to the ER. The ER noticed some issues regarding my WBC count. They ended up admitting me, and after running biopsies, they found I had stage 4 metastatic breast cancer. While this isn't common, I'm grateful UC was closed, even after they accepted my appointment because it would have been a few extra steps I would have had to take, as opposed to just going to the ER. I wouldn't have even known where to start.

[bonkers]

The hospital I went to...and I was 53 at the time....was sooo good about seeing my pain...I had appendicitis...outta the blue...hurt sooo bad! I didn't mean to be so dramafied...but I was in so much pain!!!! They were awesome! Next morning had an appendectomy...doc said it literally exploded when he took it out! Bless all y'all health care workers 🙏❤

[Mona]

They said CHRONIC back pain. If you experience back pain out of no where it could be something more serious. One of the symptoms of my pancreatitis was back pain.

[hxyejqn]

One thing I learned while taking care of my mom, if they're on blood thinners, always ER

[jazminegoss]

Some people don’t have insurance and don’t have any other option than the ER. Especially if they have to miss work and are told they have to have a doctor’s excuse.

[alexisdunlap]

Except in my small town the urgent care closes at 5pm

[lindamerz]

Problem is that many uninsured people do go to the ER.

[Orticai]

So this is why my local ER takes 3 hours to be triaged for a gsw.

[barb]

I wish more people would use urgent care for non life threatening problems. It's less expensive and more than likely a shorter wait time.

[gamergirl]

Lies about back pain. My mother went to urgent care and they did nothing. TWICE. Went to the ER. Cancer diagnosis. And it was right

[cindybrown]

The problem is Urgent Care clinics require cash, credit or insurance. Many people don’t have the ability to pay, but ERs are required to provide care regardless of ability to pay.

[Romerix]

For those of us living near the Mexican border, we just go to Mexico for all of those! Fast and efficient medical services at affordable prices.

[Matoskah-ifxt]

Last time I went to an urgent care I got screamed at by the receptionist on my follow up because the doctor forgot to schedule my x-ray, and they charged me $90 for the pleasure. The original visit, the same doctor had to watch a YouTube video in front of me to figure out how to stitch my tongue back together. They also charged me to remove the stitches that dissolved on their own. I think I'll just die instead. 😂

[triciaking]

I went to ug for back pain, then again, then a month later the ER. It was gall stones and noone knew it!