On midday Saturday, a Lancastrian suddenly experienced extreme fatigue and a significant fever. He attributed it to the return from a demanding trip but did feel it important to see a doctor. He sought care but did not feel it merited going to the emergency room at a hospital and running up a big bill for his insurer.
Calls to his doctor at the large medical practice during non-office hours provided nothing but lack of competence and a two hour run around that was accomplishing nothing.
Then he recalled an article in NewsLanc about Urgent Care of Lancaster, and his wife drove him there.
He received prompt treatment, arrangements were made for two immediate lab tests at Heart of Lancaster Hospital, and medicine was prescribed.
Furthermore, the physician who happened to be covering at Urgent Care was one of the area’s foremost cardiologists and, since the patients was running a significant fever, detected important health information.
The cost? For someone with health insurance, no different than going to the regular doctor.
It is a shame that apparent financial constraints do not permit this useful service to be advertised so that more people would benefit. Minimally, medical practices who don’t want to be disturbed over the weekend should refer their patients.
Urgent Care of Lancaster (717-581-0538)
1821 Oregon Pike, Lancaster, PA
