JANUARY 2, 2015, KEIZERTIMES, PAGE 7
Urgent care? ER? 9-1-1?
Know who to call and when
By MOJGAN MOHANDESI, M.D.
When you are sick or in
pain, it can be hard to know
where to turn. Learn the dif-
ference between the emer-
gency room (ER) and urgent
care clinics right now, so you
have that information at your
fi ngertips later.
Unless you have a life-
threatening emergency, please
start with your doctor’s offi ce.
They know your health his-
tory and can help choose the
right tests and treatments.
Our clinic is set up for
same-day appointments, but
we can also arrange a visit at
Salem Hospital Convenient
Care—or help you decide
if the ER is the best option.
Staffs at any medical clinic
will quickly help sort ev-
erything out when you call,
including getting you into a
clinic as quickly as possible.
The Salem Clinic also fol-
lows this approach and has an
urgent care clinic in Keizer.
But what if you need help
when your doctor’s offi ce is
closed?
If your problem is not life-
threatening and you can’t
see your regular doctor right
away, call the nearest urgent
or convenient care clinic.
They should see you on the
same day you make the ap-
pointment. They have X-ray
and lab services like a hos-
pital, but often without the
long wait time or expense of
going to the ER.
Urgent/convenient care
clinics are a good fi rst stop
for those suffering from fl u
symptoms, minor burns,
cuts needing stitches, strain/
sprain, vomiting among situ-
ations that require immediate
attention.
If your symptoms come
on gradually, or have had
similar symptoms before, try
getting a same day appoint-
ment with your primary care
provider because they have
your history.
The emergency room is
the best place for treating
severe and life-threatening
conditions—and, Salem Hos-
pital’s ER is also a level II
trauma center with the range
needed, including diagnostic
tests, specialists and the op-
tion to be admitted to the
hospital for more treatment.
Even if your condition is
an emergency, you may not
be seen right away. The most
severely ill or injured patients
are always seen fi rst. Go to
the ER or call 911 for an am-
bulance if it’s life-threatening:
Never drive to the ER if
you or a loved one faces life-
threatening conditions. Am-
bulances come equipped to
begin lifesaving care on their
way to the ER and will prep
ER staff so they know what
to expect.
Be prepared.
Regardless of where you
go, keep an updated list of
your allergies and medica-
tions with you, including
dosages and any over-the-
counter medications and vi-
tamins. Many medications,
and even vitamins, can inter-
act with the treatment op-
tions your physician plans to
use.
For a list of urgent and
convenient care clinics in
Keizer and Salem visit keiz-
ertimes.com.
(Mojgan Mohandesi, M.D.
is a physician at Willamette
Health
Partners
Family
Medicine in Keizer.)
Voices, strings resonate
in MHS winter concert
Members of the McNary High School choirs and or-
chestra performed their annual Christmas concerts to
packed houses the week before Christmas.
Left: Members of the orchestra get a moment in the spot-
light. Above: The choir’s soloists take center stage.
KEIZERTIMES/Eric A. Howald
Salem Library camp-in
for week without screens
In return for pledging to go a week without screens of any
kind, kids and teens will get the chance to camp out at Salem
Public Library Friday, Jan. 30.
Pledges will be accepted at the Youth Services desk until the
beginning of “No Screens” week, Jan. 24-30.
Participants who successfully refrain from TV, movies and
other screens, will qualify for the camp-in. Registration for the
camp-in begins Tuesday, Jan. 27.
More information is available at www.salemlibrary.org.
New show, classes at KAA
The start of the 2015 show
schedule for Keizer Art Asso-
ciation in January features art-
work depicting Snow and Ice.
The Artists’ Reception is
slated Saturday, Jan. 3, from 2 to
4 p.m. Artists are encouraged
to attend the reception as other
guests enjoy visiting with them
about their art.
Classes on tap for January at
KAA include: colored pencil,
woodcarving, seed beading and
peyote stitch jewelry, calligra-
phy, stippling, pen and ink with
watercolor, and watercolor
painting. More info at keizer-
arts.com.
The gallery is open Thurs-
days and Fridays 1 to 4 p.m.,
and Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
at the Keizer Heritage Center.
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