DocNow Urgent, open since 2004, opened a new location, May 1, at 4764 Dixie Highway in Waterford.
DocNow Urgent Care centers are open 365 days a year to provide quality, affordable and efficient walk in urgent medical care.
Families, providers and employers searching for options to treat non-life threatening medical illnesses and injuries now have an alternative to the ER’s long wait and increased cost. Also available are Occupational Medicine services for businesses in the surrounding area.
DocNow Urgent Care is accredited by The Joint Commission and Urgent Care Association of America. The DocNow medical staff is comprised entirely of board certified physicians specializing in fields specifically trained to provide care to patients of all ages.
DocNow Urgent Care can care for illnesses such as respiratory infections, allergies, GI and respiratory flu, urinary tract infections, rashes, minor burns as well as injuries including lacerations and broken bones. They also provide sports physicals, flu vaccines as well as a compliment of occupational medicine services including pre-employment evaluations, drug screens, certified DOT exams and worker’s compensation injury care. The center has on-site X-Ray, EKG, basic laboratory evaluations and IV fluid hydration. All treatment records are forwarded to patients’ physicians the same day.
Most insurance plans are accepted, with reduced fees provided for uninsured patients. Also, PromptPass services allow patients to ‘wait in line? at home ? go on-line to www.8docnow.com.
To learn more about DocNow Urgent Care, please contact Bruce McIntosh MD, President/Medical Director or Cindi Lang RN, MS., Chief Operating Officer at 248-853-2226.