Paramus Urgent Care Center Offers Convenient Alternatives to the Emergency Department

Jan. 27, 2010 - PRLog -- Across the United States, the demand for primary care physician practices has grown.  Getting an immediate health care appointment with your practitioner can take time, and many people do not even have access to a health care provider.  The Doctors’ Office Urgent Care in Paramus, NJ, which opened in July 2009, offers a welcomed solution to this growing predicament.  

The urgent care environment that The Doctors’ Office provides is designed to support the community physicians and offer immediate and accessible health care to community residents and employees.   By utilizing this center, needless long waits in the emergency department are avoided, and all patients are referred back to their personal practitioners.  No appointment is necessary and wait times are minimal.  The approach to service excellence delivers affordable, efficient, quality health care for all of its patients.  You will find that this center has a clean, state-of-the-art, relaxing atmosphere.  The Care Team at the Doctors’ Office understands the need for immediate health care.  They realize the necessity for alternatives to emergency departments for people affected by common, non-life threatening illnesses or injuries.  By choosing an urgent care center over the emergency department, you could save hundreds of dollars.  In fact, the cost of an urgent care visit is between 1/6th and 1/8th of an emergency department visit.

The facility is staffed by Board-Certified Emergency Medicine and Family Practice Physicians, as well as experienced Allied Health Professionals. Equipped with X-Ray and lab equipment, The Doctors’ Office is prepared to provide a timely diagnosis and treatment for non-life threatening illnesses and injuries. Other services include physicals, occupational medicine, and vaccines.  

The Doctors’ Office is founded by Emergency Medicine physicians who have practiced clinically in local emergency departments for over 20 years.  Experienced in both the administrative and clinical aspects of Emergency Medicine, the developers of this urgent care center have the management skills to run a successful business while offering compassionate quality care that patients expect and deserve.  Currently, there are four northeastern centers up and running, with five more on the drawing board slated to open in the within the next two years.

For the convenience of its patients, the center in Paramus is open 7 days a week with extended hours, and no appointment is necessary.  The Doctors’ Office accepts all major insurance, including Worker’s Compensation and Medicare.  If a patient does not have health insurance, the urgent care center has arranged a reasonable walk-in rate so that people will have access to affordable quality health care.  The Care Team at The Doctors’ Office invites you to take a tour of their facility.  Lastly, keep in mind that urgent care centers are NOT for life-threatening illnesses or injuries.  If you are experiencing an emergency, call 911 or head directly to your local emergency department.

Hours at The Doctors’ Office are Monday-Friday: 8:30am-8pm, Saturday and Sunday: 9am-4pm

The Doctors’ Office, 110 East Ridgewood Ave, Paramus, NJ  07652
Jacqueline Sullivan
201-265-9500
www.ParamusUrgentCare.com

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About The Doctors' Office Urgent Care:
The Doctors' Office Urgent Care of Paramus NJ is a walk-in urgent care center. It's the perfect solution when you can’t wait days or weeks to see your primary care physician and the ideal alternative to the emergency department when you don’t have a life-threatening condition. Services include physicals, X-rays, stitches, vaccines, occupational medicine and treatment for common non life-threatening illnesses or injuries. Open seven days a week with extended hours, the practitioners provide Bergen County communities with cost-efficient urgent medical care. No Appointment is necessary and you will wait only minutes, not hours.