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CMH URGENT CARE
CMH Urgent Care:
Here to help
CMH Urgent Care can treat:
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Cuts and lacerations.
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Sprains and strains.
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Colds, fevers and the flu.
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Earaches.
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Rashes.
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Stomachaches, vomiting
and diarrhea.
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Back pain.
CMH Urgent Care is on the first floor of the CMH Health & Wellness Pavilion, at
2265 Exchange St. It’s open weekdays from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Saturdays from
9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. To learn more, call
503-338-4050
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If you need to see a doctor right away but your doctor’s office is closed, CMH Urgent
Care is here to help. We offer fast, convenient service for nonemergency conditions.
You don’t need an appointment, and a visit to Urgent Care is usually less expensive than
going to the emergency room.
Urgent medical needs?
We’re ready to help
FROM
minor mishaps to fevers
and sore throats, almost every family
has pressing medical needs. Though
they may not be emergencies, they
need attention now. And they can
happen when your doctor’s office is
closed.
Fortunately, there’s an answer. It’s
called urgent care. And it just might
save you a lot of time and money.
Urgent care centers are set up
to handle a wide range of minor
problems. They include:
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Fevers, coughs and sore throats.
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Earaches.
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Strains and sprains.
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Cuts that might need stitches.
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Some burns and broken bones.
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Animal bites.
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Minor allergic reactions.
Walk right in
Most centers are open weekends
and evenings. You usually don’t need
an appointment. Plus, you may not
spend a lot of time waiting to be
seen. About 67 percent of visits
have a wait time between 15 and
45 minutes. To compare, when
you go to the emergency depart-
ment with a problem that isn’t an
emergency, you are likely to wait a
long time. People with more serious
problems are seen first, even if you
got there ahead of them.
Another plus? Your visit to urgent
care will likely cost less.
And here’s something else you
might not know: Urgent care
centers sometimes offer sports and
school physicals and vaccines. And
with on-site x-rays and lab tests,
you won’t have to go to another
office should you need them.
Is it an emergency?
Of course, when you have a true
emergency, you need to be seen in
the emergency department right
away. Here are some signs of medical
emergencies:
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Chest pain or pressure.
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Bleeding that doesn’t stop.
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Trouble breathing or shortness of
breath.
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Passing out.
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Coughing or vomiting blood.
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Sudden or severe pain.
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Sudden vision changes.
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Confusion or changes in mental
status.
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Head injuries.
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Thoughts of hurting yourself.
If you think it’s an emergency, call
911 and wait for an ambulance.
Sources: American College of Emergency Physicians; National Associa-
tion for Ambulatory Care; Urgent Care Association of America
Ready when you are:
Paula King, FNP (left), examines Rob Meadows
in the CMH Urgent Care Center.
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call us at 503-325-4321