Comments on: Looking for urgent care clinic in LA...

Question: Looking for urgent care clinic in LA...

Space Kitty — Sun, 18 Jun 2006 11:46:37 -0800

Where do you go for medical care when you have no health insurance?

Looks like the chest cold I've been fighting for a week is turning into something more serious. It's Sunday, I'm in Los Angeles, and I have no health insurance. Googling gives me all kinds of local urgent care clinics, but I'm hoping someone here has actual experience with a place and can make a personal recommendation? My lungs thank you in advance.

Please don't recommend the emergency room or county hospital. If you've been there, you know what I mean.

By: ChazB

ChazB — Sun, 18 Jun 2006 11:55:55 -0800

You can go to a low-cost or free clinic. There is a list of some for LA here. The most prominent one I can think of it the Los Angeles Free Clinic. The staff seemed really nice when the clinic was renovated on Extreme Makeover Home Edition.

By: scody

scody — Sun, 18 Jun 2006 12:00:08 -0800

Another vote for L.A. Free Clinic, though I don't think they're open on Sundays. I've never been, but have known some other people who've gone and they all had good things to say about it.

(feel better, kitty!)

By: SeizeTheDay

SeizeTheDay — Sun, 18 Jun 2006 12:16:25 -0800

Your profile says student. Why not just goto the clinic on campus?

By: skepticallypleased

skepticallypleased — Sun, 18 Jun 2006 13:15:13 -0800

An Emergency Room has to at least triage you -- by law. If its serious enough, they will see you.

By: Space Kitty

Space Kitty — Sun, 18 Jun 2006 14:27:59 -0800

Sometimes you don't have to go too far from home to get a good answer. Thanks to the_bone, who recommended Plaza Urgent Care Center in Burbank. In under two hours, I was diagnosed (bronchitis), given (and picked up!) a prescription, and am back home on the internet where I belong. The doctor's visit was $70, the wait was minimal, the staff friendly and I didn't feel as if I was using resources meant for the less fortunate.

I can't wait for the semester to start so I can start using campus resources. Thanks to everybody for your help!