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423-531-0911 1521 Gunbarrel Rd, Suite 103, Chattanooga, TN 37421 Home What to Expect Patients Reserve Your Place In Line Accepted Insurance Pediatric Sports Care FAQ Travel Medicine Laboratory Services Flu Shot Vaccine Sports Physicals Employers Pre-Employment Services Workers Comp DOT Physical Exams Testing and Specialty Exams Monitoring and On-Going Employee Health Services City, County, State & Federal Employee Care About Contact Select Page CURBSIDE COVID-19 TESTING Come into AFC Urgent Care for your covid-19 testing. Drive up and stay in your car, while we take care of the rest! Get important information and book your appointment now. Read More If you are Symptomatic, have been Exposed to COVID-19 or are a First Responder, AFC Urgent Care is offering a Rapid Nasal swab test with positive results in 15 minutes. Testing Information Video Chat (Telemedicine) Social distancing and staying home helps reduce the risk of COVID-19 spreading. To minimize potential exposure, we now offer Telemedicine services using your smartphone or tablet. Read More Telemedicine services are available during our normal business hours, weekdays (Monday through Friday) 8 am to 8 pm and Weekends (Saturday/Sunday) 8 am to 5 pm. *Note* some illness cannot be treated through telemedicine, for more information please click here . Schedule Telemedicine Visit ANTIBODY TESTING Antibody testing, registration, and scheduling an appointment time at AFC Urgent Care can now be done online using your smart phone, tablet, or computer. Read More Antibody testing is a (send off) blood draw test with results in 24-48 hours. Schedule Walk-In Visit Flu Free Tennessee! $0 Flu Shots with Most Insurances Find Out More Open 7 Days A Week Monday-Friday, 8am-8pm Saturday • Sunday, 8am-5pm Walk in or reserve your place in line . Get Directions Walk-In, Feel Better Monday-Friday, 8am-8pm Saturday-Sunday, 8am-5pm Get Directions The Right Care, Right Now Monday-Friday, 8am-8pm Saturday-Sunday, 8am-5pm Get Directions Walk In • Urgent Care • Family Medicine Monday-Friday, 8am-8pm Saturday-Sunday, 8am-5pm Get Directions 1521 Gunbarrel Rd, Suite 103, Chattanooga, TN 37421 Reserve Your Place In Line Get Directions Open 7 Days A Week! Monday – Friday, 8am-8pm Saturday – Sunday, 8am-5pm Occupational Health Hours: Tuesday – Friday, 8am-7pm Saturday – Sunday, 8am-4pm Urgent Care and Walk-In Clinic in Chattanooga, TN Offering Licensed Medical Professionals Including Doctors, Nurses, and X-Ray Technicians On-Site 7 Days a Week Treating Children and Adults. We Accept Most Major Insurance. Why Get The Flu Vaccine? INSURANCE Quality care for illness or injury. Learn More URGENT CARE From acute illness due to virus or infection. Learn More RESERVE YOUR SPOT Reserve your place in line. Learn More Did you know that over 70% of Emergency Room visits could be treated at an Urgent Care Walk-In Clinic? Emergency Rooms are notorious for long wait times and high cost healthcare. Likewise, it often takes days to get in to see a primary care physician or specialist. Today in America the average cost of an urgent care visit is $100 compared to an emergency room average cost of $500. (Many Emergency Department Visits Could be Managed at Urgent Care Centers and Retail Clinics. Weinick R., Burns, R. and Mehrotra, A. Health Affairs, 29, no 9, (2010) 1630-1636.)(Media health plans) AFC Urgent Care provides a convenient, high quality, cost-effective alternative for your health care needs. Top quality certified medical professionals operate our Walk-In Clinics, with a doctor always on-site. Our patients can be confident that they’re getting the highest level of care that fits their schedule, 7 days a week. Urgent Care AFC Urgent Care locations are staffed by high quality doctors and nurses, who are prepared to care for you. Each clinic is equipped with state of the art digital x-rays, robust lab testing, and a physician always on staff. At AFC no appointment is needed; we are open 7 days a week with extended hours every day. Our Walk-In Clinic performs most of the same services that you would find at an emergency room or at a primary care doctor’s office and we are well equipped to handle most non-life threatening health problems. The clinics are designed to provide patients service in the timeliest manner, while maintaining the highest level of medical expertise. Emergency room An emergency room can provide you with any kind of medical attention you need, but before you head to the ER, you might consider wait time, cost, and urgency. According to the emergency medical treatment and labor act of 1986, emergency rooms must provide care to all patients even if their condition is not life threatening. Emergency rooms treat people according to how severe their condition is, which means that you could potentially wait for hours to be treated, only to be shuffled out the door after being seen for only a few minutes. Not to mention the misery of sitting in an overcrowded room full of sick strangers for hours on end. The average non-life threatening emergency room visit is currently over 4 hours. (2010 Emergency Department Pulse Report: Patient Perspectives on American Health Care). If you have a condition that requires immediate medical attention but is not life threatening, like sprains, fractures and cuts that need stitches, urgent care clinics are the ideal place to seek treatment. Urgent care facilities have lower prices, shorter wait times, and walk-in are welcome. Retail clinics There are also retail clinics found in drugstores, supermarkets, and some retailers. These retail clinics are usually staffed by mid-level providers (nurse practitioners or physician assistant) not physicians, and have a relatively limited number of services they can provide patients. A retail clinic may be able to provide treatment for common illnesses, vaccinations, and other simple ailments; however they typically are not equipped to handle urgent medical needs. Retail clinics do not provide the same expertise, quality, and variety of care as an urgent care center or emergency room. Due to these factors, a retail clinic may not be able to treat your condition and may refer you to an urgent care center. Urgent Care Walk-In Clinic or Emergency Room? The first question you should ask yourself when you have a health problem is: why you need medical attention. Could your condition cause you permanent injury? Could your injury possibly damage one of your organs? Could your injury potentially be life threatening? Do you need to see a specialist? If the answer was yes to any of those, you should seek medical attention at your nearest emergency room. If the answer was no- urgent care centers are most likely perfect solution. AFC Urgent Care Walk-In Clinics are open year round with late evening and weekend hours. Our locations provide a quick convenient alternative for your healthcare needs. How long does it take to be seen at AFC Urgent Care versus an ER? AFC Urgent Care treats their patients in the order that they arrive. As mentioned earlier, Emergency rooms treat people according to how severe their condition is, which means that you could potentially wait for hours to even be seen. At AFC Urgent Care you can walk-in with peace of mind that we strive to have every patient in and out in under an hour. How much does it cost at AFC Urgent Care visit versus the Emergency Room? We are always upfront about our prices. Whether you have insurance or not, the quote or co-pay you receive is exactly what you’ll be billed. Unlike a visit to the emergency room, there aren’t any billing surprises with urgent care. When you go to the emergency room, you may deal with specialists employed by the hospital. These specialists have to negotiate with your insurance separately, making it more likely that your bill will be larger than expected. Even if the hospital is in your insurance network, you may also end up receiving treatment from a doctor that is not in your insurance ne...