Statcare is an Urgent Care walk in facility in Hicksville, Long Island.

You do not need an appointment. Just walk in and get seen!

Statcare is open all 7 days a week, 365 days a year.

Statcare is staffed by experienced Emergency Room Providers.

We treat both adults and children of allages.

Statcare is in-network as an urgent care with

all major plans (HIP, GHI, Emblem Health, Aetna,

Blue Cross Blue Shield, Oxford, United etc.)

There is on-site digital X-Ray machine.

UTI FAQ's

1. What is a UTI?
2. How common are UTI's?
3. Why are UTI's dangerous?
4. Why is a urine culture done?
5. What symptoms suggest a UTI?

What is a UTI?
A UTI (Urinary Tract Infection) is an infection of one or more components of the urinary tract. The urinary tract consists of two kidneys, two ureters, a bladder, and a urethra.

The term UTI is frequently used to indicate an infection anywhere along the urinary tract, but a urinary tract infection (UTI) can also be specified based on the part of the urinary tract affected by the infection. Urethritis is an UTI involving the urethra. Cystitis is an infection of the Urinary Bladder. Bladder and Urethral infections are also called lower UTI. When one or more of the kidneys are inflamed or infected, it is called pyelonephritis or an upper UTI.

How common are UTI's?
Urinary tract infections are one of the commonest bacterial infections. According to the American Urological Association, UTI's result in 7 million visits to doctor's offices a year. UTI's affect women more commonly than men. 40% of women and 12% of men have at least one UTI in their lifetime. Women get UTI's more frequently because a woman's urethra is shorter and contamination with bacteria in the stool is much more likely because of this proximity.

Why are UTI's dangerous?
Urine does not normally contain bacteria. But if the flow of urine is obstructed or the urine is retained in the bladder, it provides an environment for bacteria to multiply. Most urinary tract infections (UTI's) are caused by bacteria that enter through the urethral opening, multiply and move up the urethra to the bladder. Lower UTI's are usually uncomplicated and fairly easy to treat with antibiotics. However if a lower UTI is not treated with antibiotics in a timely fashion the infection will spread up into the kidneys. Kidney infections are harder to eradicate and need a prolonged course of antibiotics. A kidney infection is often a result of a bladder infection that was not treated in time or an underlying cause such as a kidney stone or a partially or incompletely treated UTI.  Untreated, a kidney infection enters the blood stream, causing life-threatening sepsis.

Home and over the counter (OTC) remedies (cranberry juice), herbal medicines and urinary analgesics (pyridium) only alleviate symptoms temporarily. Without antibiotics a bacterial infection of urine will simply not go away.

On the other hand, a simple antibiotic course will cure a UTI. 
Why wait?  At Statcare, you can come in any time and get treated for a UTI- we are open every day including evenings, weekends and holidays. 

Why is a urine culture done?
Most urine infections are due to Escherichia coli, a bacteria found in stool. Usually these bacteria are sensitive to antibiotics.
Other bacteria that cause UTI's include Proteus, Klebsiella and Enterococcus. These bacteria are usually resistant to antibiotics and their presence may necessitate additional tests.

A recent hospitalization, catheterization, diabetes, kidney stones are commonly seen in those suffering from recurrent UTI's or UTI that is resistant to antibiotic treatment. 
A urine culture helps establish the identification of the bacteria causing the infection as well as it's susceptibility to antibiotics.

What symptoms suggest a UTI?
The symptoms of urinary infection depends on the location of the infection.  If the infection affects the urethra it is characterized by burning pain on passing urine, urgency and a sense of incomplete emptying of the urinary bladder, a spasmodic pain at the end of urination with or without blood in the urine or on the tissue. 
If the infection affects the urinary bladder, symptoms may be minimal. There may be pressure like symptoms above the pubic bone, frequent passing of urine (frequency), burning pain (dysuria) on passing urine, cloudy and foul smelling urine, incontinence (loss of bladder control) with coughing or sneezing, lower abdominal discomfort similar to that felt during menstrual cycles (yet somewhat different and distinct) and occasionally a fever. 

If the infection affects the upper part of the urinary tract (ureters, kidneys) it is characterized by back pain, blood in urine, fever, nausea, vomiting, chills and shakes. 
Even though UTI's are easily treatable, access to prompt medical care and appropriate antibiotic treatment is what determines the duration of the disease and its prognosis. 
At Statcare we not only diagnose and confirm your urinary tract infection (bladder infection or kidney infection) by doing an in-office test, we also treat you without the need for an appointment.
Statcare is open 7 days a week.  Walk in and get seen now!
Statcare - Convenient care when you need it!