When Americans feel sick, they often face a choice: Try to make a doctor's appointment − and potentially wait days or weeks − or head to the closest urgent care or retail clinic to see a provider ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. After suffering an injury or experiencing symptoms, what’s the best place to get care – an emergency room or urgent care clinic?

Walk-in clinics provide some services for minor illnesses such as colds and coughs. Urgent care is for more serious conditions that are not life threatening, such as sprains and mild burns. Knowing ...