Need Medical Advice? Try the Urgent Care App for Your Smartphone

This post about the Urgent Care app for your smartphone has been sponsored but all opinions expressed here are my own.

When I am not at home blogging for a living I work part time as a Nationally Certified Pharmacy Technician for a national drug store chain. One of the things I spend an awful lot of time doing there is answering the  phone for people who need urgent care medical advice. We get all sorts of questions about disease symptoms, medication allergies,  and a lot of ‘what do you think is wrong with me?’. Many people do not have a primary doctor (or enough money to see them regularly) so they rely on our pharmacist for a lot of their urgent care needs. We don’t mind doing it, either, but what happens when we go home? Our pharmacy is not open 24/7. Where can people go for urgent care advice in the middle of the night or on a Sunday? If you need a reliable source of medical advice you may want to look into an app for your smart phone called the Urgent Care app by GreatCall.

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Urgent Care is a unique app that offers easy access to a nurse or doctor 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. It also has a very detailed medical dictionary and medical symptom checker tool which is written in a way that is easy to understand, unlike many actual doctors! The information in the database comes from the National Institutes of Health and the Center for Disease Control and Prevention so you know you are getting accurate information. Nurses can escalate your call to a board-certified physician if required. The available medical professionals can give advice, diagnosis or even prescribe common medications for a wide range of conditions over the phone. Nurses and doctors are available in both English and Spanish and they don’t just want to hear about critical issues! You can call and ask dietary advice or other non urgent healthcare information.

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 Urgent Care App

When would you use the Urgent Care app on your smart phone? Do any of these scenarios sound familiar?

  • Your calender is packed full and you just  don’t have time to get to the doctor
  • It is Christmas day and your doctor’s office isn’t open
  • Your kid has a fever and you don’t think it’s serious enough to go to the doctor but just want confirmation of whether it is/isnt
  • Maybe you have a problem of a ‘sensitive’ nature and want to ask an anonymous health question
  • You are visiting your family out of state and can’t get to your normal doctor OR  you’re traveling and need your prescription filled (these doctors can call in prescriptions for most common medications)
  • You currently don’t have insurance and/or don’t want to pay a doctor’s co-pay (each call is only $3.99)
  • You aren’t sure what’s wrong and need to look up a quick set of symptoms (there is a symptom checker tool)

The Urgent Care app is a great resource for anyone who is looking for reliable, round the clock medical advice when it is convenient for YOU. Where do YOU turn for urgent care medical advice?

 If you would like to download the Urgent Care app you can get it from iTunes for your Apple device or through the Google Play store for your Android device. 

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The Giveaway

I have been given permission to give one of my readers a $25 gift code to either iTunes OR the Google Play store. (winner’s choice). This is a Giveaway Tools contest so follow the directions in the form to enter!

 

 

Disclaimer:  This post about the Urgent Care app has been sponsored but all opinions expressed here are my own.

By entering this giveaway, you release this blog and it’s owner from any liability whatsoever, and waive any and all causes of action, related to any claims, costs, injuries, losses or damages of any kind arising out of or in connection with the giveaway or delivery, mis-delivery or acceptance of any prize.

45 thoughts on “Need Medical Advice? Try the Urgent Care App for Your Smartphone”

  1. Access to the award-winning A.D.A.M. Medical Encyclopedia and Interactive Symptom Checker that provide information from leading medical institutions including the National Institutes of Health and the Center for Disease Control and Prevention.

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  2. I learned that this app has notionwide coverage,is live and has really great advice for whatever may be getting you thinking medically. I also know it is available for iPhone and Android

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  3. I learned that you get access to a live, registered nurse who can escalate to a board-certified doctor around the clock for an introductory price of only $3.99 per call.

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  4. I like the medication reminder function of this app. If I get slightly off schedule, I tend to continue to mess up with regard to my timing.

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  5. I learned that with this app you have Access to the award-winning A.D.A.M. Medical Encyclopedia and Interactive Symptom Checker that provide information from leading medical institutions including the National Institutes of Health and the Center for Disease Control and Prevention.

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  6. I learned that the Symptom checker would be very helpful and access to an RN and an MD if necessary would be great for the low price.

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  7. I learned that the app provides users access to a live, registered nurse who can escalate to a board-certified doctor around the clock.

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  8. I learned that it allows you access to a registered nurse that can escalate to a board certified doctor, includes a symptom checker and a medical encyclopedia.

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  9. I learned that you would have access to a live, registered nurse who can escalate to a board-certified doctor around the clock.

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  10. Urgent Care is a unique app that combines one-touch access to a nurse or doctor 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, with the best features of a robust and consumer-friendly medical dictionary and medical symptom checker tool.

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  11. i learned:

    Access to a live, registered nurse who can escalate to a board-certified doctor around the clock for an introductory price of only $3.99 per call.

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  12. Thanks for the giveaway… this app enables you to triage health issues that might arise with your child; provides a data set that can help you decide when it may be necessary to contact a healthcare professional.

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