Next Level Urgent Care Case Study

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Next Level Urgent Care FIELD EXPERIENCE/OBSERVATIONAL STUDY-2 HADM 5334 Amrutha Kurakula 03/04/2015

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Location:
16902 Southwest Freeway Suite 108
Sugarland, TX- 77479
Introduction:
Next level urgent care provides treatment for minor and non-life threatening diseases and also small injuries like sprains, strains, fractures, lacerations, rashes and other issues like that. Next level urgent care has spread its branches in Houston. It has now 9 clinics set up in and around Houston. American Academy of Urgent Care Medicine (AAUCM) has approved the accreditation of Next level urgent care making it one of the first walk-in clinics in Texas to achieve this.
Key points:
Next level urgent care is open 7 days per week from 9am to 9pm.
The clinic is equipped with all necessary equipment like the X-ray equipment. Trained physicians who can handle urgent non -life threatening diseases are employed at all branches of next level urgent care.
For Individuals below the age of 18 and pursuing their studies in school, next level urgent care offers sports physicals for 25$.
Reduce workers compensation costs and health care costs.
The specialists working here refer patients to a specific quality clinic based on the type of treatment the patient is
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The cost for this visit is 180$.
Level 3 visit: This includes simple surgical procedures like foreign object removal, sutures, minor incisions and drainage along with treatments like burn care and eye wash.
About this Research:
The information gained in this research can be applied for community services and public health organizations. The discipline followed by this privately owned urgent care can be employed in other emergency care units there by improving patient satisfaction. Even though these urgent care units do not treat major illness and diseases, they help in assisting patients by providing first aid and primary care followed by referring them to correct emergency care units or hospitals.
I have found out that more number of people are in need basic care than emergency care. Not everyone is met with major accidents or life threatening diseases like cancer every day, but other minor illness like flu, sprains, fever etc., are seen in majority of the population. For These simples treatments people do not have to waste hundreds of dollars. So, by opting urgent care units they can save both money and time.
Information acquired during my visit to Next level Urgent