December 2016 - On Call Medical Clinic

Immunizations Vaccinations

Immunizations vaccinations

Immunization Vaccination

We at On Call Medical Clinic know that Immunizations Vaccinations have had an enormous impact on improving the health of children in the United States. Most parents today have never seen first-hand the devastating consequences that vaccine-preventable diseases have on a child, a family, or community. While these diseases are not common in the U.S., they persist around the world. It is important that we continue to protect our children with vaccines because outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases like pertussis, mumps, and measles can and do occur in this country.

Immunizations Vaccinations are some of the best ways parents can protect infants, children, and teens from 16 potentially harmful diseases. Vaccine-preventable diseases can be very serious, may require hospitalization, or even be deadly — especially in infants and young children.

It is recommended that your children have immunizations vaccinations at the following times in their lives.

Birth
1 to 2 months
4 months
7 to 11 months
12 to 23 months
2 to 3 years
4 to 6 years
7 to 10 years
11 to 12 years
13 to 18 years

You can consult your primarily care doctor as to what immunization vaccination is needed at those times for your children or you can contact us at 228 818-5155 at any time and we would be glad to help. We at On Call Medical Clinic can complete the vaccinations for you 7 days a week. Besides Urgent Care Services, we also can complete work and school related physicals. We also offer many skin care services as well. Please visit our website at www.oncallclinic.com to see all the services we offer, and remember if you have a minor injurty or illness and you doctor’s office is closed, we are here 7 days a week to help get you back up and going.

Laboratory Tests from Urgent Care Clinic

urgent care Biloxi MS As an urgent care clinic, we would like to make sure that you will get the best services possible for your non-life threatening situation. We can provide laboratory tests if in case you need it in order to find results for your underlying medical condition. At the same time, we provide other types of services that you can get whenever you need to. You are not required to go to the hospital anymore and wait as other emergencies will be prioritized first. With us at On Call Medical Clinic of Ocean Springs, you can be assured that you will get the services that you rightfully deserve.

What We Do

Aside from our laboratory tests, we make sure that we will make the lives of all of our patients easier. We offer cost effective treatments especially when compared to the price of the services available at hospitals. We also make sure that our medical staff is available even during off peak hours because we know that you do not choose when you get sick. Instead of paying the high fees for laboratory tests at hospitals, we can offer the same service for lesser fees.

Our Goals

We make sure that we provide the urgent care needed by patients no matter what time of the day. We personalize our services to our different patients consistently. Our team of friendly, compassionate and professional staff will make sure that you will get the right services that your health needs and laboratory tests results. We know how much you need to be treated with kindness and compassion especially when you are not feeling well.
We encourage you to get to know more about us by contacting us. You can ask us regarding our laboratory tests as well as other services that we offer. As long as you have a non – life threatening condition, you can rely on us.

Walk In Clinic – Making The Best Choice

There are time when sudden illness or injury may happen. This may happen at times when you least expect it to. At the same time, this may also occur when your doctor is not available. What are you supposed to do? The best option depending on how serious your condition is to go to a walk in clinic. With us at On Call Medical Clinic of Ocean Springs, you can be assured that you will be cared for in a convenient facility. The best thing about our walk in clinic is that the services are affordable. No need to worry about how much you are going to pay.

Our Services

It is true that our professional staff members will be available to help you depending on the services that you need provided that we can still handle your condition. We have a list of services available that you can refer to or you may describe what you are feeling. Our medical staff will know what to do. If your current condition requires you to get emergency care, we can provide our services to bring you to the emergency room immediately.

We can also pick you up at home or send one of our professional medical doctors to visit you at home if in case you are too tired or too weak to go to our walk in clinic. If in case you prefer going to the clinic, you do not need to schedule an appointment with us anymore.

Our Clinic

Aside from our state of the art facilities, we can assure you that we are open 7 days a week and 24 hours a day. No matter what time you need us, we will be at the walk in clinic in order to provide the urgent care that you currently seek.

Reliable Urgent Care Biloxi, MS Now

We at On Call Medical Clinic understand how hard it is to become sick. You do not plan to be sick. There are times when you just get into minor accidents that will require immediate but not emergency care. Our main goal is to provide reliable urgent care Biloxi, MS so that you will get the relief that you are searching for.

Another one of our goals is to make sure that we will provide not only reliable services but services that are full of care and compassion. Our services include those that are related to basic physicals, treatment of certain types of illnesses and even check – ups. We make sure that we will take care of you.

Our Competent Staff Members

Aside from our urgent care Biloxi, MS services, you can rely on our professional and compassionate staff. We would like to make your experience as positive as possible so you would not feel disregarded. The best thing about the urgent care Biloxi, MS services that we are offering is you need not worry about the high costs. We can assure you that our costs are much lower than the costs that will be charged when you go to the emergency room.

We Will Welcome You 24/7

What we can assure you is that we will never close our doors on you. If you need us, we will be there for you. We will make sure that we will provide the quality urgent care Biloxi, MS that you require from us. You can contact us if you want our medical staff to go to your house or if you want to be picked up to be brought to the clinic. If we believe that your case can be warranted an emergency, we can take you to the nearest hospital so that you will get the emergency care that you deserve.

Urgent Care Biloxi, MS – Providing Immediate and Compassionate Care

When it comes to the clinic that will offer urgent care Biloxi, MS, what do you look for in particular? Do you search for immediate care that will be able to provide timely care? Who would not want that? We understand your needs and concerns. We know that you do not ever want to get sick so we want to make sure that we will be there for you during the time that you need us the most. You do not need an appointment in order to get the urgent care Biloxi, MS from us either. You can just walk in and this will not be an issue anymore.

There may be a time when you will suddenly get ill. There is also a big chance that you will get an injury when you least expect it. Do you need to go to the doctor immediately? When you go to a hospital, there is a big possibility that there are other cases that are more serious than yours and they will be given more attention than you. This means that you will not get urgent care Biloxi, MS immediately. Do remember that we offer our services to non life threatening conditions and injuries. If you want urgent care Biloxi, MS, you should not look any further, you can simply go to us at OnCall Medical Clinic.

Aside from our good location, you can be sure that you will receive fast urgent care Biloxi, MS services. All of our staff members are qualified and will have proper knowledge about what to do depending on your condition.

There may be other clinics that can offer urgent care Biloxi, MS but it is with us wherein you will feel the compassionate care that you require for your current condition. Why do you need to wait a long time at the hospital when we can give you the right care you are searching for at present time?

The Flu for this season of2016-2017

The Flu 2016-2017

We at On Call Medical Clinic want to share some information with you in an effort to hopefully help you be aware of the flu situation this year and what precautions you need to take.

Below are some common questions and answers.

What’s new this season?

A few things are new this season:

Only injectable shots are recommended this season.
Vaccines have been updated to better match circulating viruses.
There will be some new vaccines on the market this season.
The recommendations for vaccination of people with egg allergies have changed.

What flu vaccines are recommended this season?

This season, only injectable vaccines (flu shots) should be used. Some flu shots protect against three viruses and some protect against four viruses.

Options this season include:

Standard dose flu shots. Most are given into the muscle (usually with a needle, but one can be given to some people with a jet injector). One is given into the skin.
A high-dose shotfor older people.
A shot made with adjuvantfor older people.
A shot made with virus grown in cell culture.
A shot made using a vaccine production technology (recombinant vaccine) that does not require the use of flu virus.

Live attenuated influenza vaccine (LAIV) – or the nasal spray vaccine – is not recommended for use during the 2016-2017 season because of concerns about its effectiveness.

What viruses do 2016-2017 flu vaccines protect against?

There are many viruses and they are constantly changing. The composition of U.S. vaccines is reviewed annually and updated to match circulating flu viruses. Vaccines protect against the three or four viruses that research suggests will be most common. For 2016-2017, three-component vaccines are recommended to contain:

A/California/7/2009 (H1N1)pdm09-like virus,
A/Hong Kong/4801/2014 (H3N2)-like virus and a
B/Brisbane/60/2008-like virus (B/Victoria lineage).

Four component vaccines are recommended to include the same three viruses above, plus an additional B virus called B/Phuket/3073/2013-like virus (B/Yamagata lineage).

When and how often should I get vaccinated?

Everyone 6 months and older should get a vaccine every year by the end of October, if possible. However, getting vaccinated later is OK. Vaccination should continue throughout the flu season, even in January or later. Some children who have received flu vaccine previously and children who have only received one dose in their lifetime, may need two doses of flu vaccine. A health care provider can advise on how many doses a child should get.

This information was provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

We at On Call Medical Clinic hope that this information was valuable to you. Please remember when taken down by the flu and your doctor’s office is not open, that we have doctors and nurses waiting to help 7 days a week. We also have the laboratory and other equipment available to quickly diagnosis your illness and provide a sound recommendation to get you well soon. Please call us at 228 818-5155 if we can help.