urgent care
noun
1
: medical care provided for illnesses or injuries which require prompt attention but are typically not of such seriousness as to require the services of an emergency room
… they have turned to one of the fastest-growing segments of American health care: urgent care, a common category of walk-in clinics with uncommon interest from Wall Street.—
Julie Creswell
—often used before another nounJulie CreswellIf your leg or arm is sore and swollen, go to an urgent care center; if you have chest pain, shortness of breath or you're coughing up blood, get to an emergency room.—Rick Nathanson
Rick NathansonThe athlete sustains an inversion or eversion ankle injury and is evaluated at a local emergency room or urgent care facility.—James S. Keene
James S. Keene2
: medical care of an urgent nature
Strokes now are the focus of a broad new public-awareness campaign labeling them as "brain attacks," needing the same urgent care as heart attacks.—Marilyn Chase
Marilyn ChaseExamples of urgent care in a Sentence
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Previously, the software was rolled out to women's health, urgent care, behavioral health and orthopedic practices, and athenaone for ambulatory surgery centers is expected later this year.
—Alexis Kayser, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 May 2025
Nicklaus provides care to nearly half a million pediatric patients a year, with more than a dozen outpatient and urgent care centers across the region.
—Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 21 May 2025
Flatbush Vet is a nonprofit clinic that offers affordable vaccinations and spaying and neutering, and the ASPCA Animal Hospital provides low-cost urgent care for those making $50,000 or less.
—The Editors, Curbed, 9 May 2025
This has allowed for demolition to start on phase one of the project, which includes 48 inpatient beds and the urgent care unit.
—Chase Jordan, Charlotte Observer, 5 Apr. 2025
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Alexis Kayser, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 May 2025
Nicklaus provides care to nearly half a million pediatric patients a year, with more than a dozen outpatient and urgent care centers across the region.
—Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 21 May 2025
Flatbush Vet is a nonprofit clinic that offers affordable vaccinations and spaying and neutering, and the ASPCA Animal Hospital provides low-cost urgent care for those making $50,000 or less.
—The Editors, Curbed, 9 May 2025
This has allowed for demolition to start on phase one of the project, which includes 48 inpatient beds and the urgent care unit.
—Chase Jordan, Charlotte Observer, 5 Apr. 2025
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“Urgent care.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/urgent%20care. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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