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.

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Etymology

Origin of urgent care center

First recorded in 1965–70

Example Sentences

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

Venafro, who said he had a compromised immune system, sought treatment at a local urgent care center, where he was prescribed antibiotics and vaccinated against tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 31, 2024

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

In response, the chain in 2018 agreed to forgive $130 million of debt owed by the struggling hospital, which by then was being downsized into an urgent care center.

From New York Times • Dec. 15, 2022

A visit to an urgent care center to treat Crochet’s fever and dropping oxygen levels turned into a stay in the hospital’s ICU.

From Washington Post • Nov. 26, 2022