Recent Blog Posts

Can Urgent Care Do School and Sports Physicals?

As summer winds down across the Hixson area, families are squeezing in those last back-to-school tasks before routines are in full swing. Between buying school supplies at Target, attending open houses, and preparing for fall sports, it’s easy for a required physical to slip through the cracks. The good news? You don’t have to wait weeks for an appointment to get one.  At AFC Urgent Care Hixson, families can walk in for school ...

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Why Is My Skin Itchy After Being Outside? Signs of Poison Plant Exposure

Summer and early fall are some of the best times to enjoy the outdoors in East Tennessee. Whether your plans include hiking, fishing, backyard projects, gardening, camping, or simply spending more evenings outside, warmer weather naturally means more time around plants and wooded spaces. Unfortunately, outdoor season sometimes comes with an unexpected souvenir an itchy rash that seems to appear out of nowhere. If you have ever wondered whether a rash came from poison ivy ...

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