The main difference between urgent care clinics and the emergency room really breaks down to what constitutes a medical emergency. Emergency rooms are available for all medical issues, but they were truly created to help with medical emergencies that are life or limb-threatening. While urgent care clinics like Mercy Medical Clinic offer medical care services with a focus on fast and convenient medical care for conditions that are not potentially life or limb threatening, but still do require urgent medical attention within at least 24 hours or less. Some of the medical services that Mercy Medical Clinic offers includes: • Insect bites • Animal bites • Cold and Flu • Bruises, Bumps, Fractures or Strains • Asthma • Eye injuries • Earaches, eye aches and infections • Respiratory infections • Vomiting and diarrhea • Allergies • Hypertension • Diagnostic services • Lab testing • Chronic disease prevention and maintenance • Stitches Mercy Medical Clinics most common services we provide include: • Physicals • STD/STI testing and treatment • Pregnancy tests • Wound care