CHI Franciscan - Highline

When you face an illness or injury that requires immediate response, you need either emergency or urgent care. CHI Franciscan Health provides both. EMERGENCY? IS IT AN FRANCIS MERCADO, MD DANIEL DIAMOND, MD, FAAFP "WE TRY TO GIVE our community as many choices as possible when unexpected illnesses or injuries occur," said Francis Mercado, MD, division chief of primary care with Franciscan Medical Group. "Not everyone needs to end up in the emergency department or the hospital. Many incidents can be managed in a more cost-effective manner through our urgent care clinics." Located throughout the CHI Franciscan system, urgent care clinics are open seven days a week and are staffed by medical teams trained to manage situations that are not life-threatening but require prompt attention. In the event of common injuries, such as sprains and strains, or nagging illnesses, such as ear infections, high fevers or migraine headaches, urgent care professionals can offer timely diagnoses and prescribe appropriate medications. "Any time these situations occur, we are eager and equipped to provide world-class care that is convenient, cost- effective and compassionate," said Daniel Diamond, MD, FA AFP, medical director of Harrison Urgent Care. "We treat all of our patients as we would our families." WHEN IT'S TIME TO HEAD TO THE ED While many situations may be managed effectively through urgent care, others must be treated as quickly as possible in the hospital emergency department. CHI FRANCISCAN HEALTH /// chifranciscan.org 6 URGENT CARE AROUND THE CORNER For prompt treatment of conditions that don't pose an immediate threat to life, you are encouraged to visit an urgent care clinic or make a same-day appointment with your primary care provider rather than go to an emergency department. Highline Medical Center offers urgent care in West Seattle and is open seven days a week—no appointment necessary. • Franciscan Prompt Care – West Seattle is open seven days a week for walk-in appointments at 4550 Fauntleroy Way S.W., Suite 200, near the Alaska Junction in West Seattle. For more information, visit FranciscanPromptCare.org. • Franciscan Virtual Urgent Care also offers 24/7 virtual access so you can speak with a doctor or nurse practitioner via phone or video chat for $35.

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