urgent care
noun
1
: 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 nounJulie CreswellIf 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 Nathanson
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
James S. Keene2
: 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
Marilyn ChaseExamples of urgent care in a Sentence
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People with underlying health conditions should visit an urgent care center instead of waiting for a regular appointment with their primary doctor, Chapnick added.
—Fran Kritz, Verywell Health, 15 Feb. 2025
Its network has more than 900 locations, including 19 hospitals, 750 physician clinics, urgent care centers, outpatient facilities and imaging services.
—Chase Jordan, Charlotte Observer, 28 Jan. 2025
The mom described how a casual conversation turned sour during a visit to urgent care.
—Justin Gest, Newsweek, 20 Jan. 2025
With this greenlight from the FDA, patients now have the option to collect their own vaginal samples for screening if the self-collection occurs in a health care setting, such as at their doctor’s office, an urgent care or even a mobile clinic.
—Jacqueline Howard, CNN, 10 Dec. 2024
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Fran Kritz, Verywell Health, 15 Feb. 2025
Its network has more than 900 locations, including 19 hospitals, 750 physician clinics, urgent care centers, outpatient facilities and imaging services.
—Chase Jordan, Charlotte Observer, 28 Jan. 2025
The mom described how a casual conversation turned sour during a visit to urgent care.
—Justin Gest, Newsweek, 20 Jan. 2025
With this greenlight from the FDA, patients now have the option to collect their own vaginal samples for screening if the self-collection occurs in a health care setting, such as at their doctor’s office, an urgent care or even a mobile clinic.
—Jacqueline Howard, CNN, 10 Dec. 2024
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“Urgent care.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/urgent%20care. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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