Your Neighborhood’s Superhero: Pressing Care!

A dialog with with Dr. Roger Hicks, Dignity Well being Medical Group — Sierra Nevada

Roger Hicks, MD is the medical director of Dignity Well being Medical Group — Sierra Nevada’s pressing care location at 107 Margaret Lane in Grass Valley. He’s on the board of administrators of the faculty of Pressing Care Medication and the founding president of California Pressing Care Affiliation on which he additionally serves on the board of administrators.

What’s the function of pressing care locally? 

Dr. Hicks: Pressing care performs an important function within the well being of a group by offering accessible and well timed medical take care of a variety of non-life-threatening situations. We provide a handy different to the emergency room for conditions that require speedy consideration however are usually not emergencies. This helps to alleviate the pressure on our native emergency rooms, guaranteeing that these with life-threatening situations obtain the immediate care they want.

What sort of situations are proper for pressing care? 

Dr. Hicks: Pressing care is for same-day therapy for medical points that may’t wait, however aren’t life threatening. Some causes to go to an pressing care embrace:

• Ear and eye infections
• UTIs
• Factures, sprains, and muscle strains
• Chilly, flu and different respiratory sickness
• Allergy symptoms and bronchial asthma
• Cuts and burns
• Pores and skin situations comparable to rashes and bug bites

Most pressing care facilities, together with ours, are open prolonged hours, together with evenings and weekends, making it simpler to entry care whenever you want it. This implies providing same-day appointments. Sufferers can merely walk-in to obtain care, or register on-line for an appointment time. Register on-line at dhmf.org/grassvalley-urgentcare. 

When ought to somebody go to the ER as a substitute of pressing care? 

Dr. Hicks: Name 9-1-1 for life-threatening or extreme accidents or sickness. Head to your nearest emergency room for any medical points that want speedy consideration together with: 

• Extreme burns
• Poisoning
• Extreme bleeding
• Damaged bones
• Seizures
• Fainting or blacking out
• Chest pains or stress

What function do superior apply suppliers play on the pressing care crew? 

Dr. Hicks: The title “superior apply supplier” (APP) refers to medical professionals in superior roles who’ve accomplished 1000’s of hours of medical coaching and graduate levels. 

APP roles embrace doctor assistants, nurse practitioners and advanced-practice nurses who present important care to sufferers in an pressing care setting. Doctor assistants and nurse practitioners can diagnose sickness, develop and handle therapy plans, prescribe drugs, and play an essential function on the pressing care crew. .

What’s one factor you would like everybody knew about pressing care?

Dr. Hicks: Pressing care is a useful useful resource for our group. We’re right here to offer high-quality, inexpensive take care of a variety of non-emergency situations. Pressing care groups can deal with sufferers who’re visiting from out of city, or sufferers who want fast care, however are usually not in a position to see their major care supplier. 

Not like your major care crew, we don’t handle long-term well being or deal with persistent illness. In some instances we can assist with companies that your major care crew additionally gives. For instance, at our clinic we offer immunizations for flu, hepatitis and tetanus, sports activities physicals and x-rays companies.

We can assist you get the care you want shortly and effectively, so you may get again to your life as quickly as doable.

About Dignity Well being Medical Group — Sierra Nevada Pressing Care

Dignity Well being Medical Group — Sierra Nevada pressing care is positioned at 107 Margaret Lane and is open Monday via Friday from 8 a.m. to six p.m. and Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. They provide same-day pressing care companies in addition to appointments for staff compensation, X-ray imaging, immunization and sports activities physicals. To schedule an appointment please name (530) 576-7141, or schedule an arrival time on-line at dhmf.org/grassvalley-urgentcare.