Minutes Not Hours

Here is the situation:

1. Husband comes down with a bad cold
2. It is Sunday
3. Husband doesn’t have a doctor --- only a knee surgeon (not that the doctor office would have been open anyway)

In an effort to avoid the emergency room at all costs, I pick up the phone. I call doctors offices and get their voicemail (because it’s Sunday). I call advice nurses and they say it might be strep throat and that I should take him to the emergency room. Finally, I talked to an angel at UW Medical Center who told me about the Minute Clinic!!!

The Minute Clinic is nationwide and has a mission statement of doing what they can to make healthcare a little easier for busy people (and to keep the emergency room for emergencies). They have board certified practitioners who are trained to diagnose and treat common family illnesses such as strep throat (EUREKA!), bronchitis and ear, eye and sinus infections. And the best news:

· No Apt necessary
· Open 7 days a week
· Most Insurance accepted.

Check to see if there is one near you so the next time you have a sick husband you have a plan!

http://www.minuteclinic.com/en/USA/