urgent care center

noun

1. a clinic outside of a hospital that provides medical care and services to people with urgent but not serious medical problems: : UCC

   urgent care centers as alternatives to emergency rooms.

Word History and Origins

Origin of urgent care center¹

First recorded in 1965–70

Example Sentences

The New York attorney general’s office did point to a case against an urgent care center that purchased fake reviews, but there was no indication that individual doctors were involved.

From Washington Post