Orchards Shopping Center, Walnut Creek
From an email:
Sutter Health is announcing the opening of a Walk-In Care clinic in Walnut Creek, at the Orchards Shopping Center, 2878 Ygnacio Valley Rd. The clinic opened today and is a convenient addition for patients who need quality non-urgent care but can’t get to their doctor right away.
The clinic is open seven days a week, from 8 a.m. – 8 p.m., with reduced hours on almost all major holidays, ensuring that patients can get same-day care close to where they live, work, shop or play.
o Because it is a stand-alone site and not located within a retail outlet, the Walk-in Care clinic is not dependent on a store’s hours of operation.
§ Staffed by nurse practitioners and physician assistants, the clinic can provide a range of medical services:
o They can treat common illnesses, conduct health screenings, provide vaccinations, and perform routine and sports physicals.
o They can also approve refills for many common medications.
§ The clinic may help ease the burden on other care facilities – including doctors’ offices, ERs and urgent care centers – by providing patients with an option that can preclude their need to be seen elsewhere.
§ We think the clinic may be an option for patients with high deductible insurance plans: although the clinic accepts most insurance, it also has reasonable fees for those who wish to pay out-of-pocket.