{"id":907,"date":"2015-07-15T11:05:31","date_gmt":"2015-07-15T11:05:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.osfhealthcare.org\/blog\/?p=907"},"modified":"2019-07-26T08:13:25","modified_gmt":"2019-07-26T13:13:25","slug":"virtual-urgent-care-rescue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/osf-blog.live.imagescape.com\/blog\/virtual-urgent-care-rescue\/","title":{"rendered":"Online Urgent Care to the Rescue"},"content":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s never fun or convenient to be sick. As a married and working mom of two, Amy Dooley knows this well. That’s where online urgent care comes in handy.<\/p>\n

Amy, a Peoria resident who works full-time as a Human Resources representative, has two children who attend daycare and is no stranger to the illnesses that can strike out of nowhere.<\/p>\n

On a recent Monday night, Amy\u2019s kids were in bed and she knew she needed to seek care for her symptoms, which included a stuffy nose and head, an ear ache, a painful cough and the need to use her inhaler more than usual. But she was in a bind, with her doctor\u2019s office closed.<\/p>\n

She was also uncertain if she would be able to take time away from work the next day for a visit.<\/p>\n

\"Online<\/p>\n

Amy remembered hearing about OSF OnCall, an online urgent care clinic<\/a> that is accessible anytime of the day or night from a smartphone, computer or tablet, at a cost of $35.<\/p>\n

These online visits can be appropriate for diagnosing and treating everything from sinus infections and flu to bladder infections, pink eye and poison ivy.<\/p>\n

Amy visited the website to request a virtual visit and was speaking with a doctor \u2013 from her living room \u2013 about 15 minutes later.<\/p>\n

During the visit, the physician:<\/p>\n