A member asked:

If we can't do urgent care, is it ok to go to emergency medicine doctor?

6 doctors weighed in across 2 answers

If emergency: Only if it is an emergency. If it is just a medication refill, minor complaint, question about a chronic problem, or something that can seriously wait til the next business morning, do not go to the er. That is a waste and uses resources and personnel that are needed for true emergencies. But if a true emergency, then go to urgent care. If you can't, then er is fine.

Answered 4/15/2014

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Of course: Part of emergency medicine is being prepared to take care of every patient who doesn't have access to another physician. Although most emergency physicians would prefer that non-emergent issues be dealt with by a patient's primary care physician, at the end of the day it comes with the territory and the most important consideration is that patients have access to doctors.

Answered 12/8/2016

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