Ozarks Medical Center

Open 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Seven days a week. Call 417/ 257-5911. Walk-in patients accepted. Located just off the Jan Howard Expressway (63 Bypass) at 181 Kentucky Ave. Suite 100 West Plains, Mo. The Urgent Care Clinic accepts Medicare, Medicaid, private insurance and self-pay. Visa and MasterCard are accepted.

Overview | After-hours care | Highly-qualified staff | Treatment provided

Medical Staff: Director Aaron Newton, MD; Joe Sellers, DO; Carol Macy, PA-C; David Fulghum, MSN,APRN,BC; Amelia Holmes, RN-C FNP

UCC Manager: Steve Bassett, RN

Overview

People can get sick or injured at any time. Unfortunately, your doctor's office can't always be open. Sometimes your injury or illness doesn't require the more advanced emergency care and state-of-the-art equipment of the Ozarks Medical Center Emergency Department, but you still need attention. The Ozarks Medical Center Urgent Care Clinic (UCC) is an option for you.

After-Hours care in a non-emergency setting

The OMC Urgent Care Clinic is open to meet your medical needs during the day as well as in the evenings and on weekends. The clinic hours are 9 a.m. to 8 p.m., seven days a week, except for Dec. 25 when it is closed for Christmas Day.

The UCC offers more patient convenience, often at less cost to you than a visit to the emergency department. The UCC does not replace your physician's office or the emergency department, but instead compliments the services each provides.

Highly-qualified staff

The OMC Urgent Care Clinic is staffed with nationally certified advance practice nurses.

Nurse practitioners have advanced education and clinical training. These health care professionals work in close collaboration with physicians to ensure the delivery of safe and appropriate medical care.

Treatment Provided

The Ozarks Medical Center Urgent Care Clinic is designed to meet the health care needs of individuals whose inllnesses or injuries do not require the services of an emergency department. In addition, the Urgent Care Clinic is a convenient treatment option for those who cannot get an appointment with their regular family physician.

At the Ozarks Medical Center Urgent Care Clinic, our team of health care professionals provide treatment for a wide variety of illnesses and injuries.

Among these are:

• Minor ailments such as sniffles, sneezes and fevers

• Lacerations (cuts) not involving the face, joints or tendons

• Nausea

• Back pain

• Constipation or diarrhea

• Earaches

• Insect bites

• Rashes

• Sore throat

• Toothache

• Urinary tract infection symptoms

As a new patient making your first visit to the clinic, you should arrive 15 minutes prior to your scheduled appointment time to pre-register.
It is important that you fill out all information completely to assist the clinic staff in taking care of your medical and insurance needs. All medical records are completely confidential.
Please bring all insurance cards with you at the time of service.

We recommend that you make an appointment. This may not always be possible, but scheduled appointments will help avoid delays in receiving treatment.
To make an appointment, call the clinic in your area during regular clinic hours. If you cannot keep your appointment, please notify us at least a day in advance so we may assign your appointment to another patient.
Walk-in patients are welcome, however, emergencies and scheduled appointments (including routine lab work) take priority over walk-in patients.

Most of our clinics offer X-ray and laboratory services to assist in your treatment. All procedures require orders from a physician.
Services not available at our clinics, or in your community, can be provided at Ozarks Medical Center and arranged by the Ozarks Medical Center Physicians and Clinics.
For more information regarding Ozarks Medical Center Srvices, call 417-256-9111.

In order to provide greater access to care in rural areas, all OMC clinics employ Registered Nurse Practitioners (RNP) and/or Physician Assistants (PAs).
These are registered healcare professionals who have received additional education and training to allow them to perform many of the services normally povided by a physician. Services provided by RNPs and PAs include gathering a patient's medical history, providing physical examinations and offering certain treatments.
RNPs and PAs also can diagnose conditions and prescribe and/or administer medicine. They can even specialize in specific areas of care - all under a physician's supervision. These health care providers assist us in maintaining a high level of care in our clinics.