When Should You Take Your Child to Urgent Care?

Deciding when you should take a child to urgent care can be a difficult decision for any parent. More likely than not, many parents would prefer to er on the side of caution and go into urgent care if they notice anything wrong with their child. Urgent care exists in order to assist with issues that aren’t life threatening but that you need to address right away.

You really should seek out pediatric urgent care if your child isn’t in grave immediate danger or doesn’t have a significant wound or ailment. After all, there are downsides to going to the ER when you don’t have an emergency, including the bills to follow your visit. If you don’t have to, you don’t want to expose yourself or your child unnecessarily to harmful diseases that emergency rooms may treat.

The best place for your child to receive medical care is with their pediatrician because they know your child’s medical history. Sometimes, your child will run a fever at night, or they’ll get their first ear infection on a Saturday morning. At Vital Care Urgent Care, we understand these things happen, which is why we're proud to specialize in pediatric urgent care as a secondary option if your child’s provider is not open or if you can’t get an appointment right away for care. As a weekend clinic, our professional doctors can see and treat your little one in a timely manner.

Our urgent care center can oversee heath issues such as:

• Severe sore throat
• Difficulty swallowing
• Vomiting and diarrhea that lasts for more than a few hours
• Rash, especially with a fever
• Severe ear pain, especially with a fever, vomiting, diarrhea, or drainage from the ear
• Sharp or persistent pains in their stomach or abdomen
• Blood in their urine or stool

If your child is experiencing any of the issues above, stop into our urgent care center! We are here to help you when you are least expecting it. With locations in Midland, Odessa & Big Spring, TX, we're proud to serve families across West, TX.