Let’s face it, accidents happen, and illnesses come up without warning. Family doctors typically work Monday to Friday, during standard office hours, making it hard to get in to see your doctor depending on your schedule and theirs. It can also take several days to make an appointment, particularly if they have a full client roster or it’s a busy cold and flu season. In this case, people can be unsure of where to turn, as they need medical care but also don’t want to pay an expensive emergency room bill for a minor health concern. This is where urgent care comes in. Urgent care clinics provide patients with a quick, easy, convenient, and cost-effective option for receiving medical care when their family doctor isn’t available, or they don’t have one without bogging down the emergency rooms. This leaves the emergency rooms better equipped for handling true emergencies that can be life-threatening or life-altering in nature if the patient doesn’t receive immediate medical care. Urgent care clinics are an important part of the medical community to support patients and the nearby hospital emergency rooms.