If you are sick or injured, you face a range of options for where to seek care – from urgent care to your primary care provider to the emergency room and more – but picking the right option can speed the process on your path to feeling better.
“Our caregivers want to provide you with the best care available, and choosing the right place to receive that care will greatly help us in doing that,” said Jim McGovern, MD, the chief hospital executive of PeaceHealth’s Oregon network. “We offer a number of locations around Lane County, and each is best suited for certain ailments. We want to ensure our patients go to the location with the caregivers and resources than can best serve them.”
The severity of the injury, ailment or illness and the urgency in treatment they require will determine your first step. Who needs the care also figures into the decision: Is the person you’re taking to the visit a newborn with a high fever or an 85-year-old with a heart condition?…