Walk-In Visits

Urgent Care located in Winston Salem, NC

Walk-In Visits services offered in Winston Salem, NC

If you or a family member has an acute illness or injury needing medical attention without delay, you don’t want to wait for an appointment. At Doctor’s Own Urgent Care in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, Trent Dietsche, DO, and the staff offer a walk-in service where you can visit without booking in advance. Call Doctor’s Own Urgent Care to learn more about walk-in visits. You can also book a routine in-person or telehealth appointment online at any time.

What are walk-in visits?

Walk-in visits to a doctor are where you go to the practice without needing to book in advance. Access to walk-in facilities or urgent care is invaluable when you need medical advice and can’t wait for a routine appointment.

If you want to take advantage of the walk-in service at Doctor’s Own Urgent Care, you simply visit and book at the reception desk. Your name and details go on the list, and you wait for your turn in the comfortable, welcoming waiting room.

Because you don’t have an appointment, the wait times can vary depending on how many other walk-ins there are. However, even if you must wait a while, a walk-in clinic is still quicker and less expensive than the hospital emergency room.

When can I use walk-in services?

Walk-ins are suitable for most mild to moderate injuries and illnesses, including:

Colds, coughs, and flu
Ear infections
Strep throat and sore throat
Yeast infections
Fevers
Headaches and migraines
Conjunctivitis or pink eye (eye infections)
Constipation
Wounds and lacerations
Respiratory ailments like asthma
Broken bones
Muscle pain and cramps
Vomiting and diarrhea
Skin rashes
Sinus infections
Sprains and strains
Urinary tract infections (UTIs)

Doctor’s Own Urgent Care offers walk-in visits for most urgent needs, including medication refills. The practice also has a lab and X-ray technology for fast on-site diagnosis.

Can I use walk-in visits for all my healthcare needs?

Doctor’s Own Urgent Care’s walk-in visits aren’t suitable for severe injuries like compound fractures (where the bone is sticking out of your skin) or life-threatening emergencies like heart attack or stroke symptoms, loss of consciousness, severe seizures, or heavy bleeding. In these situations, you should go to the hospital emergency room immediately or call 911.

It’s also best to reserve walk-in visits for urgent situations. Make regular appointments for services like annual, school, and sports physicals, well-child visits, routine tests like PPD for tuberculosis, and sexually transmitted disease (STD) screening.

Routine consultations are also better for chronic disease management unless you experience a symptom flare-up that needs urgent attention.

Contact the practice today to learn more about walk-in visits and how they can help you. You can call Doctor’s Own Urgent Care for more information or use the online booking form to request a routine in-person or telehealth appointment.