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Where should I go- Urgent Care Center like Statcare or an ER?
When a sudden illness or injury occurs at an inconvenient time, you want excellent medical care — fast. As always, in the case of a life-threatening or a critical emergency situation, one should not hesitate calling 911. For all other situations where the illness is either minor or not life-threatening, knowing where to go can be quite confusing.
Use the following guideline to help you decide.
Come to Statcare if you are suffering from:
- Flu & Colds
- Sore Throats
- Cough
- Fevers
- A child's fever
- Sprains & Strains
- Minor Burns
- Anxiety attacks
- Panic attacks
- Rashes
- Sprains
- Wounds & small cuts
- Active Bleeding
- Oral Contraceptives
- Active vomiting
- Dizziness
- Headaches
- Earache
- Tooth pain
- Back pain
- Acne/Pimples
- Migraine
- Abdominal pain
- Diarrhea
- Pregnancy Tests
- Confidential STD Tests for Syphilis, Gonorrhea etc.
- PPD Testing
- Confidential HIV/AIDS Tests
- Dehydration
- Dislocations
- Skin growths
- Skin infection or redness/rash on the skin
- All infections
- Itching anywhere over the body
- Hemorrhoids
- Removal of a lesion
- Drainage of pus from abscess
- Non-traumatic eye injury/pain- for example, pink eye
- Breathing problems
- Sinus or respiratory infections
- Sprain or strain
- X-rays for minor injuries
- Fractures or broken bones
- Lacerations/Stitches or removal of stitches
- Dressing a wound or changing the dressings
- Cleaning of a wound or an injury
- Physicals for Sports, Camps, Schools
- Immunizations/Vaccinations
- Urinary Tract Infections
- Immigration physicals
- Suboxone therapy
- Nebulizer therapy
- Oxygen
- Asthma, COPD treatments
- EKG
- Blood Tests
- Vaginal infections
- Referrals to specialists
- Refills of prescriptions
Visit the Emergency Room in case of:
- Crushing Chest pain
- Stroke (Weakness in a limb, difficulty speaking/ swallowing)
- Overdose with Alcohol, drugs, Medications
- Severe and sudden shortness of breath
- Heart palpitations
- Seizure
- Head injuries with loss of consciousness
- Severe allergic reaction with inability to breath
- Trauma/Penetrating injury
- Severe injuries
Some of the nearby ERs are
1. NS-LIJ - Plainview
2. Nassau Univ. Med. Ctr.
3. St. Francis Hospital
4. Winthrop Univ. Hospital Med. Ctr.
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