Urgent care patient Tieqiao Zhang's worsening kidney stone pain raises questions about urgent care and emergency room distinctions.
Last December, Tieqiao Zhang visited Parkland Health's Urgent Care Emergency Center after experiencing severe stomach pain. He believed it was an urgent care center, but the clinic also had a separate emergency room on the same campus. A CAT scan revealed Zhang had a kidney stone, which a physician said would pass naturally within a few days. However, five days later, Zhang's pain worsened, raising questions about the distinction between urgent care centers and emergency rooms.
June 20, 2024
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