Urgent Care vs.
the ER
Let’s say you’ve accidentally cut your hand while slicing vegetables. It’s not bleeding a lot, but looks like you might need stitches. The trouble is, your primary care doctor’s office has closed for the day, and who wants to wait hours in the emergency room for a relatively minor injury (not to mention pay the bill)? Is a sliced finger a true emergency?
Cope Family Medicine’s Urgent Care provides medical services for just such patients: those with an injury or illness that needs immediate attention, yet is not life-threatening. It’s difficult to see your primary care provider on short notice, and the emergency room can be very expensive (and reserved for true emergencies). In the right circumstances, Urgent Care is a place where you can be evaluated and treated quickly, receive the prescriptions you need, and get back to your day (or evening).
Who staffs Cope Family Medicine Urgent Care?
Our Bountiful Urgent Care facility is staffed by top medical professionals who have served the Bountiful community at our central location for decades. We have four family medicine physicians: Dr. David Cope, Dr. Bryce Peterson, Dr. Ray Ward, and Dr. Mark Christian. Additionally, we have four advanced practice providers: Bridger Butters, PA-C, Jennifer Crafton, FNP-C, Sandra Hazzard, FNP-C, and Rebecca Sandberg, FNP-C. Learn more about the Cope Family Medicine | Ogden Clinic staff by clicking here. (link to the About page)
Consider Wait Times
Waiting can be a literal pain. Both Urgent Care and the ER experience high patient volumes, especially after hours and on the weekends. The wait time you experience will depend on the volume of patients seen that day. The difference between Urgent Care and the ER is that Urgent Care does not address life-threatening situations. If a patient with this type of injury or illness enters Urgent Care, the patient will be directed to the hospital immediately.
Because the ER handles life-threatening emergencies, you may be waiting longer in your exam room if a more severe case enters the ER during your visit. You can check estimated wait times at our facility here.
