Urgent Care Clinic for Kids in Clarkston, MI

Urgent care medical facilities will often provide immediate medical treatment to children for an illness or injury; however, it will greatly depend on their situation whether they receive medical attention from an urgent care clinic, or be referred/transferred to a hospital for further treatment.
 
Urgent care clinics are much more convenient and cheaper than that of a hospital and provide more appointment times than a primary care office. This makes getting medical attention from a doctor more accessible to so many who need medical attention.
 
Most minor health issues can be treated through an urgent care clinic. Doctors that work within an urgent care facility will treat minor issues including constipation, diarrhea, vomiting, coughs, earaches or infections, back pain, etc. They can also treat other medical issues like bite wounds, minor burns, and cuts.
 
Additionally, doctors at urgent care clinics can also address non-injury-related health issues like heart problems, or weight loss. Patients may have to schedule an appointment to receive specific urgent care services through the doctor’s urgent care clinic; however, many urgent care clinics will provide walk-in appointment availability to allow for more accessibility to patients.

Urgent care clinics and emergency rooms in hospitals are the go-to facilities for treating any medical emergency, depending on the level of severity. The quality of treatment you will receive at each location will greatly depend on where you take your child, as well as the time of day you visit. Depending on what has occurred, you will need to decide whether a trip to the local urgent care or emergency room will be in order with the information you have.
 
While both urgent care clinics and emergency rooms treat medical emergencies, they provide different immediate care for patients seeking different medical treatments based on their conditions.
 
If you have a life-threatening or limb-threatening situation occurring, it is best to seek out medical attention from an emergency room at the hospital. For anything else that is not life or limb-threatening, you can seek medical attention from an urgent care clinic. Therefore, if your child is suffering from a cold, or flu, or has an open wound that may require stitches, but isn’t bleeding out, then a visit to an urgent care clinic like Pine Knob Urgent Care may be the better option for them.

During your child’s development stage, parents should be planning for their health, since they are the primary caregivers for the children and will be taking care of their child’s medical needs. Parents who are often the primary caregivers, or primary caregivers in general should ensure their child(ren) have all the necessary medical supplies and equipment available on hand in case of a medical issue were to arise including an illness or an injury. This is to help the child stay comfortable long enough that you are able to take them to see a doctor for continued medical care. Urgent cares are available for any non-life threatening or non-limb threatening situations and can provide urgent medical attention for their patients that need it.
 
Children have very different needs in comparison to adults for medical treatment. For example, adults are able to keep themselves calm during situations that would require medical staff for medical situations. Parents or primary caregivers are the first ones that will understand their child’s medical condition more than the child would, including what the child may be susceptible to in regard to illnesses. This is why adults and children are treated much differently in regard to medical attention, as the condition in children can be much more serious than if the same condition were to occur in an adult.
 
There are plenty of urgent care services available at our center for your children if they were to have a medical situation arise that needs medical attention including:
 
• Urgent Care
• COVID-19 Testing
• Onsite X-ray
• Physical Exams
• Confidential STD Testing
• Vaccination & Immunizations

Pine Knob Urgent Care prides itself on offering appointment-based medical services, as well as walk-in availability. If your child is suffering from an injury or illness, you have two options based on their medical issues that can work for you and them.
 
We are conveniently located at 6310 Sashabaw Rd, Suite C, Clarkston, MI 48346. For more information, please contact us or simply walk-in! We serve patients from Clarkston MI, Waterford Twp MI, Springfield MI, Pontiac MI, Auburn Hills MI, Oxford MI, and surrounding areas.