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urgent care center

American  

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.


Etymology

Origin of urgent care center

First recorded in 1965–70

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He and his family drove to the nearest urgent care center and Wilson later had to be transported to a larger hospital in Des Moines, a journey that he recorded on Instagram.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 28, 2024

An urgent care center can provide care to children who may require fluids or other supportive care.

From Seattle Times Jan. 13, 2024

If your headache is not responding to treatments at home, or is becoming more intense, you may want to go to an urgent care center or emergency department, he added.

From New York Times Jun. 7, 2023

When Eastman got a call last February that her daughter had hurt her arm at school, her first thought was to take Maia, 13, to an urgent care center.

From Salon Jan. 15, 2023

“This urgent care center is what the community asked for.”

From Washington Post Oct. 7, 2022

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