urgent care

American  

noun

1. medical care and services provided, typically in an urgent care center, to people with urgent but not serious medical problems.

   access to urgent care.

2. urgent care center.

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Etymology

Origin of urgent care

First recorded in 1955–60

Example Sentences

One man with a serious heart condition had not seen a cardiologist and the other needed needed urgent care related to what he feared was prostate cancer.

From Los Angeles Times

“When you go to urgent care, you pay a $75 copay, and they’re like, ‘it’s viral and there’s nothing we can do for you,’” Jespersen said.

From Salon

She finally went to urgent care, using ChatGPT, to help her decide when it was time to see a doctor.

From Salon

His “Urgent Care” podcast co-host Mitra Jouhari, and “Fire Island” co-stars and “Las Culturistas” podcast hosts Bowen Yang and Matt Rogers were among the friends who attended the ceremony at the Exploratorium in San Francisco, according to the photos.

From Los Angeles Times

The trust has not had to declare a critical incident, however, and says patients needing urgent care should still come forward.

From BBC