“Take them to the ER!” has become a generic phrase to use whenever someone severely injures themselves—and while sometimes the emergency room is indeed a necessary destination, oftentimes your local AFC urgent care center is actually a better fit for your health needs. So, how do you know when you should go to the emergency room versus when you should go to urgent care? Well, the decision may be even simpler than you think ...
Ask any parent, and they will tell you that the most important thing is the health and safety of their children. That’s why choosing an urgent care provider for your family is so important. At AFC Urgent Care/Family Care walk-in clinics, we treat your family’s health concerns the same way we treat our own – with excellence, attention, and personal care. A Chattanooga-area mother recently experienced this specialized attention to family firsthand. When ...
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1 in 5 Americans will visit the ER at least once annually. As many of 65% of these visits are deemed unnecessary. The professional team of doctors at the AFC Urgent Care and Family Care walk-in clinics in Chattanooga, Cleveland, and Hixson want to provide a safe and accessible alternative to the ER, when the need arises. U.S. World and News Report reports that about ...
As parents in East Tennessee, we simply want the best when it comes to the health and well-being of our children, but what happens when both the parent and child are sick? With multiple members of the family ill, it’s important to have someone who can meet the needs of all. Fortunately for local Cleveland residents, an AFC Urgent Care and Family Care walk-in clinic was just around the corner. A Cleveland mother, who ...
