Frequently Asked Medical Questions

Some medical problems require immediate medical attention of a hospital emergency room, however, in many cases an Urgent Care facility is a quicker and often more cost efficient alternative. The lists below offer some guidance to what sort of treatment each type facilitates. The following problems need the attention of an emergency room doctor:

Altered mental status

Chest pain

Choking

Electrical shock

Extreme shortness of breath

Major trauma

Poisoning

Pregnancy related problems

Seizure

Unconsciousness

For a list of problems treated by the urgent care doctors at Tarzana Medical Urgent Care, please visit our Services.

Walk-ins are always welcome at Tarzana Medical Urgent Care. Calling us before your visit is helpful as our staff can prepare your paperwork and set up a room for you.

Wait times are generally very short. Unlike an ER, where wait times can be 4 hours or more, Tarzana Medical Urgent Care will typically see a patient within 30 minutes of their check-in. Many times the wait time is even shorter than 30 minutes.

Urgent care centers are generally considerably less expensive to visit than ER's. Sometimes an urgent care visit can be a quarter to a third as expensive as your hospital's emergency room.

Tarzana Medical Urgent Care is set up as an urgent care clinic and a primary care clinic for ongoing care. If you have a primary care physician that you like, Tarzana Medical Urgent Care is an excellent option for your medical needs during those times when you cannot get into your primary M.D. in a timely manner, or when the primary care physician's office is not open, such as after hours, weekends and holidays.

If a Tarzana Medical Urgent Care physician recommends a specialist consultation, such as an orthopedic surgeon, our staff will assist you in making an appointment with that physician. To give the medical specialist all the information needed to make an informed decision, your urgent care doctor will provide you with a copy of your tests results, including a CD copy of your x-rays (if applicable).

All first time patients need to bring an up-to-date medical insurance card and a government issued photo ID. Its is helpful to your urgent care doctor if you can bring copies of any pertinent prior lab work or imaging studies. If you take medicines, please also be prepared to discuss the exact names and dosages of the medicines that you are taking.

We work with almost all major PPO insurances and we also accept all major credit cards or cash. You may be responsible for an insurance co-pay, which you can pay with cash or credit card.

We accept most PPO insurances and also accept Medicare.

Yes, Tarzana Medical Urgent Care is contracted with many different HMO's.

Tarzana Medical Urgent Care accepts cash and all major credit cards.

Yes. Tarzana Medical Urgent Care is an urgent care clinic as well as general medical clinic. You are welcome to follow up with our physicians for follow up care.