Telemedicine and Virtual Visits are breaking the barrier between distance and travel time of patient and provider. For residents of many rural areas of the country, there is often not a hospital or medical facility located close by, meaning they must travel for miles and miles just for routine medical checkups and tests.

WesTex Urgent Care is out to change all of that with telemedicine.

Wondering how it all works? The telemedicine services that WesTex Urgent Care offers will help you connect with one of our physicians through a secure and private video connection. You will be examined and diagnosed via the video, and the physician will recommend treatment just as he or she would with an in-person visit. Additionally, you will leave with a summary of your visit along with a care plan and follow-up instructions, just as you would from a brick-and-mortar location. Any prescription medication can be sent right to a pharmacy of your choice to be filled.

For example, let’s say you’re injured while working, but you’re not sure how serious the injury is. Instead of having to travel for hours to the nearest emergency room, then wait there for hours before being seen by a doctor, our telemedicine services can help you receive a diagnosis right then and there through a virtual visit.

Telemedicine is an ever-growing field in the virtual care industry. It is only one aspect of virtual care, however, one that specifically refers to the medicinal aspect of healthcare. Virtual care is a broader term that encompasses all the ways in which healthcare providers interact with their patients without seeing them in person.

With telemedicine, a provider will be providing clinical services to a patient via technology. Telemedicine services are a great option when treating non-life-threatening illnesses such as colds, low fevers, upper respiratory infection, allergies, yeast infection, sports injuries, nausea, diarrhea, heartburn, back pain, rashes, and prescription refills. At WesTex Urgent Care, much of this will take place by means of a virtual visit video conference. Telemedicine is popular not only for its speed and convenience, but also because these virtual visits cost much less than a trip to the ER. As long as you or a loved one has a computer, tablet, or mobile device with an internet connection, you could be speaking with a physician in moments! The video connection is quick and simple to set up, and you can always call our office if you need assistance with the process. We're proud to serve patients across the Midland & Odessa, TX area.