Extended Weekday and Weekend Hours
Centennial Medical Group’s urgent care department provides same-day treatments to our patients who are in need of immediate medical care. We have an on-site lab ready to assist patients in need of urgent care services. The keys to effective urgent care services are timeliness and convenience, so contact our office at any time if you have an urgent medical condition.
We Treat
Prevent Disruptions to Your Schedule
Since the first urgent care centers opened in the 1970s, they have become an important cog in health care and continue to play a more important role in the well-being of the community. You have the option to see the doctor on your schedule; whether it’s bringing in your daughter for her sports physical after her soccer game or getting rid of a sinus infection while returning home from work. 90% of urgent care patients nationally are seen within 30 minutes; 85% are in and out in an hour.
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What Are the Advantages
of Urgent Care?
- Convenient, Efficient, and Cost-Effective Option for Health Care
- Costs About 25% of a Trip to the ER
- Fast, Skip the Long Lines at the ER
- Higher Acuity Patients Can Be Seen in Urgent Care
– For Example, Patients Needing IV Fluids, Splints, Stitches - High-Quality, Urgent Care Supervised by an ER Physician
- Holiday Hours
- Lab and X-Ray On Site
- Weekend Hours Available
- Your Visit Info Will be Sent to Your Primary Care Doctor
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What Are The Advantages of Urgent
Care Over the Emergency Room?
- 27% of Emergency Room Visits Could Have Been Seen In An Urgent Care.
- Cheaper Co-Payments and Payment Options for Uninsured
- Easier Access Locations
- Faster Care
- More Patient Friendly
- Most Minor Respiratory Illnesses, Orthopedic Injuries, and Pediatric Concerns Can Be Handled in Urgent Care.
- Patients Know When They Need the Emergency Room. 96% of the Time, They Are Correct When They Think Urgent Care is Needed.
- Reasonably Priced Self-Pay Options for Participating Insurance Carriers
- Safer Environment
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Benefits of FirstCall
Medical Center
- FirstCall is a new breed of urgent care that can also handle your primary care needs. We will be providing normal primary care hours where you can see your primary care provider for health maintenance activities. You will also be able to be examined after hours for episodic care.
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Advantages of FirstCall over
Traditional Urgent Care
- CMG has been a pillar of the Howard County medical community for the last 20 years
- If CMG is your primary care, we will have access to all your medical records
- Open from Monday to Friday at 8 AM – 8 PM
- Open on weekends at 8 AM – 5 PM
- Outstanding clinicians with many years of primary care and urgent care expertise
- We can be your primary care as well as take care of your urgent care needs
- We value your money and health care dollars as a whole.
- We value your time. Expect to see a doctor within 15 minutes of your arrival.
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Get in Touch With Us
Skip the long lines at the emergency room and get timely and high-quality urgent care services supervised by an ER physician. Take advantage of our FirstCall Medical Center! All patients have access to our walk-in urgent care department Monday through Friday for non-life threatening injuries and illnesses. We serve in different locations in Howard County. After normal business hours and on weekends, you can contact us for urgent concerns through our answering service.