Urgent Care Blog
Our Blog Features Health Tips For You And Your Family Along with the Latest News from Zip Clinic Urgent Care® centers. Browse our articles on health issues ranging from seasonal allergies to flu prevention to injury treatment. Also learn more about what services are provided through urgent care versus other medical facilities, such as freestanding emergency departments.
How to spot and react to youth sports concussions
As news and awareness of concussions spreads, it’s hard not to worry about the risks from sports activities. This is especially true with younger athletes. The commonly accepted definition of concussion is a blow or jolt to the health that disrupts the function of the...
How to ease child anxiety in urgent care
Even under the best circumstances, a trip to urgent care can be stressful—especially for children. The staff members in ZipClinic Urgent Care centers work hard to keep wait times short and patients comfortable during the process. Any child that comes in to ZipClinic...
Confusion continues over Freestanding EDs Versus Urgent Care
Patient confusion continues in Colorado and other parts of the country over the fees and services to expect at a freestanding emergency department. A recent story from Denver highlights one woman’s story about a $5,000 bill she faced after a trip to the doctor for the...
Seasonal Allergies Spring Up Early
Unseasonably warm weather early this year triggered many plants to bloom, much to the chagrin of seasonal allergy sufferers. Even in cooler weather states, plants start to release pollens in February or March. The rollercoaster temperatures seen in many parts of the...
Mumps outbreak prompts vaccination reminder
With news of a small mumps outbreak in Belgade, Montana, it’s worth reviewing signs and symptoms of the disease, along with an outline of vaccination protocol. Three students in Belgrade middle and high schools have been diagnosed with the mumps, a viral disease that...
How to Tell if it’s the Flu or a Cold
Flu activity is ramping up in some parts of the country, even though the season so far has been milder than in recent years. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advised clinicians to treat suspected influenza in high-risk outpatients with antiviral...
Tips to avoid injuries from skiing or sledding
In parts of the country blessed—or, depending on your fondness for the season, cursed—with significant snowfall this time of year, skiing, snowboarding and sledding are popular activities. But it’s important to take safety precautions to avoid becoming part of these...
New Years Resolution Series: Make small changes to lose weight
Chad Wagner knew it was time to make some changes when could no longer bend over to tie his shoes. His weight had climbed to 270. Wagner, a 40-year-old radiology tech and medical assistant at Zip Clinic in Belgrade, Montana, wanted to get healthy. So in December he...
A Winter Worry: Recognize Frostbite and When to Seek Treatment
Winter is upon us, and it’s a good time for reminders about frostbite prevention. Frostbite is an injury caused by freezing of the skin and underlying tissues, according to the Mayo Clinic. Signs and symptoms include: At first, cold skin and a prickling feeling...
Patient Education Key as Freestanding Emergency Department Numbers Rise
The widely reported increase in freestanding emergency departments opening across the U.S. is an important trend for urgent care centers to watch. Freestanding emergency departments are primarily opening in suburban, high density markets and offering patients a “more...
Tips for Spreading Joy, Not Germs, This Holiday Season
As people attend group gatherings, crowd into stores, and travel during the holiday season, there’s usually an uptick in the spread of viruses and other illness. Clinicians at ZipClinic Urgent Care in Denver are already seeing an uptick in upper respiratory infections...
Your Child’s High Fever
First and foremost, it’s never wrong to take your child to the emergency room or an urgent care center if your parental instincts are telling you so. Always trust your gut and as former Emergency Room doctors, we are here for you. If your child, 2 months and under,...