Coastal Urgent Care Opens New Facility in South Baton Rouge

BATON ROUGE, La. - Sept. 8, 2014 - PRLog -- Coastal Urgent Care announces the opening of their fourth facility in South Louisiana on September 15th, 2014.

The new location is located at 9808 Bluebonnet Boulevard in South Baton Rouge, and will provide individuals, families and employers with professional, affordable and efficient urgent care services.

Coastal Urgent Care, which strives to become the premier provider of immediate care, provides an alternate option to the long wait times and rising costs of a visit to the Emergency Room.

Baton Rouge families and employers searching for high quality medical alternatives that can serve both non-life threatening immediate care and routine medical services.

“There is a need for this service on the far south end of town. Neighborhoods like University Club, The Lakes at Highland, Spring Lake, Fairhill, Harveston and others will benefit from this location. We have highly trained local medical providers serving their family, friends and neighbors,” said Matthew Bice, MD, Medical Director.

The new Facility will be open 9am-8pm seven days a week.

http://www.CoastalUrgentCareBatonRouge.com

About Coastal Urgent Care:


Coastal Urgent Care clinics treat a variety of pediatric and adult, non-life and limb threatening injuries and illnesses, including infections and wounds, as well as other injuries such as cuts requiring stitches. Baton Rouge residents can also get treatment for colds, flu, H1N1, strep and sore throat, sprains and strains, lacerations, headaches, abdominal pain/stomach aches, and much more.  They will also provide services for sports injuries, sports physicals, and sports medicine, as well as school, daycare and camp physicals.

Coastal Urgent Care visits are a fraction of the cost and wait of an emergency room or hospital emergency room visit.  Trained providers are on staff 9AM-8PM seven days a week to care for patients when a visit to the primary care physician simply isn’t possible, yet a visit to the ER isn’t necessary.  In order to maximize visit efficiency, the new location has Lab, X-ray, EKG, and IV fluid hydration on-site.

Coastal Urgent Care can help local employers reduce Workers’ Comp and employee healthcare premiums.  They also provide pre-employment physicals and drug screening.  They can effectively reduce the employer’s coverage expenses while helping employees realize access to the efficient services urgent care centers provide.  Coordinated care ensures that complete treatment records are forwarded to the patient’s primary care physician for follow-up, as needed.