Same-day treatment is for non-life threatening illnesses and recent minor injuries. We utilize an open access scheduling system to accomodate your needs. Most of our schedule is left open for the day and thus we are able to see patients the same day and most certainly much faster than an Emergency Department.
When the office is "closed", you may call the after hours line for same-day medical issues and Dr Pepe will return your call.
These examples will give you an idea of some conditions which are appropriate for urgent care at Eastside Medicine:
- Lacerations, foreign bodies
- Coughs, colds, sore throats and other acute infections
- Rashes, boils, skin infections, ingrown toenails
- Pink eye
- Asthma
- Food Poisoning
- Allergies/Allergic reactions
- Sprains/possible fractures
- Male issues/female issues
- STD testing
These examples will give you an idea of what are NOT appropriate urgent care issues at Eastside Medicine:
- 9-1-1 issues/life threatening issues (see below)
- Medication refills
Here is a list of some of the of the Testing/Diagnostic/Therepeutic equipment we use
- Rapid Strep
- Rapid Mono
- Urinalysis
- Pregnancy Testing
- Glucose measurement
- Pulmonary Function Testing
- ECG
- Oximetry
- Nebulizer
9-1-1 issues/life threatening issues: some problems require treatment that can only be rendered by rapid aggressive treatment at an emergency department of your hospital. Our office is NOT appropriate for such conditions as severe sudden onset of shortness of breath, chest pain, head injury with loss of conciousness, sudden onset of lost mobility (e.g. with stroke). In such circumstances you should call 9-1-1 immediately.
Be sure to check out our other pages if you are looking for a doctor who can also be your family doctor.
