Extreme Heat Calls for Extreme Readiness in the Urgent Care Center

Uncommonly high temperatures this summer have led increasing numbers of patients to seek care for heat-related conditions at hospitals and urgent care centers across the country. Even in Florida, where people are prepared for extreme heat, emergency room and urgent care operators say they’re seeing more patients with symptoms of heat stroke, heat exhaustion, and other conditions than in recent years. According to a report from WUSF Public Media in Orlando, urgent care centers in the AdventHealth Central Florida system have seen an increase of 115% in patients with heat-related illnesses. Emergency rooms in the system have seen an increase of 20%. With the hottest days of the season possibly still ahead, read Managing Heat Illness in Urgent Care in the JUCM archive to ensure your team is prepared.