Fort Lauderdale Residents See the First of Two MD Now® Urgent Care Centers Open

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - May 19, 2014 - PRLog -- MD Now Medical Centers, (http://www.mymdnow.com) the leading and fastest growing Urgent Care company in Florida will open its 17^th location on Tuesday, May 20 at 6300 N. Andrews Avenue in Fort Lauderdale, giving area residents and visitors the first of several “state of the art” urgent care centers that MD Now plans to open, throughout South Florida.

The 4,200 square foot facility in Broward County commenced construction roughly four months ago; it’s prominence highlighted by being the end cap location of the shopping center. MD Now Urgent Care has recently dotted Broward County with its red signage that pinpoints its centers as a place for urgent treatment of minor illness and injuries. The Cypress Creek location will be the 8^th Broward County urgent care that MD Now has recently opened.

“Due to the high daytime work population in Fort Lauderdale, we saw Cypress Creek as an excellent expansion point and a place to serve local businesses, as well as the nearby communities,” explained Peter Lamelas, M.D., CEO of MD Now Urgent Care. “We will be opening another location in east Fort Lauderdale in 2014 and have three more sites under construction in Palm Beach, Broward and Miami-Dade. We are planning on having at least 30 urgent care centers in South Florida by late 2015.”

MD Now provides fast, affordable and convenient immediate medical care with a full scope of services and treatments for injuries and illnesses like colds, broken bones, dislocations, cuts, burns, allergic reactions, sprains, strains and more. With unmatched healthcare accessibility, MD Now keeps treatment all under one roof, also offering convenient access to comprehensive services.

Some services at the Cypress Creek location will include:

·      Workers comp injury treatment and occupational medicine

·      On site lab testing and employee drug screening

·      Digital X-Ray and EKG services

·      Physicals for school, sports, work, travel, immigration, military, Department of Transportation (DOT) and others

Most patients are treated and go home in 60 minutes or less, making MD Now Urgent Care centers the place to go for immediate access to healthcare when time matters most. This quick and efficient treatment, a hallmark of MD Now Urgent Care centers, extends to all patients, including those who simply need drug testing and pre-employment screenings. “We treat work-related injuries and illnesses with the utmost care and put employees back on the job in record time, compared to other types of medical providers who may require appointments or long waits in an ER setting,” said Lamelas.

About MD Now Urgent Care Centers

MD NOW® Urgent Care Walk-In Medical Centers, the leading provider of urgent care medical services in Palm Beach, Broward & Miami-Dade County, Florida, offering urgent care, primary care, occupational medicine, physical therapy and comprehensive healthcare services. MD NOW® Urgent Care has multiple convenient locations, open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., 365 days/year. Call; 888-MDNow-911, online; www.MyMDNow.com.