Urgent Care

Unexpected injuries and illnesses don’t always happen at the most convenient time. When you need medical care for a nonlife-threatening medical condition, the team at Peaks Medical and Urgent Care in Dillon, Colorado, can provide the expert care you need quickly. To schedule an urgent care appointment, contact the Summit County office by phone, walk-in, or request an appointment online today. 

What is urgent care?

Injuries and illnesses can occur at any time. Though you may require medical attention, the thought of having to go to the emergency room may make you reconsider getting the care you need. Urgent care serves as a treatment option for medical conditions that aren’t life-threatening, so you can get the care you need without a trip to the emergency room.

Peaks Medical and Urgent Care provides urgent care services to men, women, and children experiencing nonlife-threatening medical issues.

What conditions benefit from urgent care?

The experienced and compassionate team at Peaks Medical and Urgent Care went through years of rigorous training to be able to prevent, diagnose, and treat a wide variety of medical conditions. 

Some of the most common conditions the team provides urgent care for includes:

• Acute respiratory infections
• Altitude sickness
• Bronchitis
• Chest pain
• Common cold
• Covid-19
• Diabetes
• Difficulty breathing
• Fatigue
• Fractures
• Flu
• Headaches
• Hypothyroidism
• Influenza
• Joint pain
• Menopause
• Migraines
• Musculoskeletal injuries
• Osteoarthritis
• Osteoporosis
• Pneumonia
• Sprains
• Sports Injuries

The practice also offers urgent care appointments for acute symptoms of chronic health conditions like asthma, high blood cholesterol, and hypertension. 

What can I expect during an urgent care visit?

The skilled team at Peaks Medical and Urgent Care provides compassionate care and goes above and beyond to ensure their patients get the tests and treatments they need to feel better. During your urgent care visit, your provider may first begin by reviewing your symptoms and medical history.

Then they conduct a physical exam, focusing on the illness or injury of concern. Your provider may request various diagnostic tests to confirm or rule out a diagnosis:

• Blood test
• Urinalysis
• X-ray
• Glucose test

After your evaluation, your provider reviews their findings with you, and together you work on developing a treatment plan to improve or resolve your urgent medical needs. Your treatment may include antibiotics, disease-specific medication, referral to specialists, activity modification, or further testing.

For compassionate care for your urgent medical needs, contact the team at Peaks Medical and Urgent Care by phone or request an appointment online today.