Several people here have recommended going to an "Urgent Care" facility....in my experience that can be even a worst case option. Three weeks ago my aunt fell during the night. The next day, Tuesday, when I went to see her she was very sore and having trouble walking. I took her to the urgent care facility on Buenos Aires for xrays. We waited there for about three hours to be seen and after the xrays were done the dr. came in and said he didn't see anything wrong but would send the xrays to a radiologist for further screening and call us within 24-48 hrs. if anything was found. She continued to feel bad the remainder of the week but because of her age, 82, we assumed she was just sore and bruised from the fall. One of the nurses at the Springs of Lady Lake decided on Friday to get another X-ray (thank God) and guess what it showed....her hip was fractured. She was immediately taken by ambulance to the TVRH emergency room and admitted. Imagine my surprise when Sunday morning around 9 am the dr. from the urgent care center called me to tell me they just got the radiologist report and it showed there was a fracture....5 days after our original visit. So....in my opinion if it is anything you consider very urgent - go to the hospital as opposed to an urgent care center.
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