Get the Right Care

• Headaches
• Annual checkups
• Immunizations
• High blood pressure
• High cholesterol
• High blood sugar
• Non-life-threatening allergic reactions.
• Minor burns or injuries
• Mild asthma*
• Mild to moderate stomach aches*
• Diabetes
• Arthritis and joint pain
• Anxiety and depression
• Fatigue
• Unexplained weight loss or gain
• Back pain
• Acid reflux
• Management of all chronic diseases
• Difficulty sleeping
• Constipation
• Disease screenings (cholesterol, diabetes, etc.)
• Physicals
• Medication refills

Of course, your primary care provider can always help treat shorter-term non-threatening illnesses including:

• Cold, cough, flu, sinus problems, fever
• Upper respiratory symptoms
• Ear infections
• Urinary symptoms

If you aren’t sure what to do, online virtual visits are a convenient way to quickly connect with a licensed healthcare provider. MyOchsner virtual visits are used for comprehensive and continuous care with your established provider group. Virtual visits give you 24/7 access to care and can be a good substitute for a brick-and-mortar urgent care when you are extremely contagious, in a hurry, or unable to travel.

Using your smartphone, tablet or computer, you can speak directly with a doctor who will assess your symptoms and give you a recommendation or if necessary, a prescription for certain conditions. Schedule a virtual visit for:

• Headaches
• Low back pain
• Annual checkups
• Immunizations
• Chronic disease management*
• High blood pressure
• High cholesterol
• High blood sugar
• Nonlife-threatening allergic reactions*
• Minor burns or injuries
• Mild asthma*
• Mild to moderate stomach aches*
• Nonlife-threatening allergic reactions
• Rashes or other skin irritations*
• Mild to moderate chest pain*

If you are unable to see your primary care physician or need immediate attention, you can visit an urgent care for:

• Upper respiratory symptoms including, sore throat, ear pain, cold, cough, flu, sinus problems, fever
• Eye irritation or pink eye
• Genito urinary complaints
• Urinary tract infection
• STD evaluation and testing with confirmatory labs ** as deemed necessary by the evaluation
• Rashes and minor burns
• Sutures for lacerations
• Abscess
• Insect and animal bites
• Simple sprains, strains and possible breaks (fractures)
• Minor head injury
• Nausea, vomiting and diarrhea
• Mild abdominal pain
• Mild asthma attack
• Migraine or mild headache
• Allergic reactions or allergies
• TB testing
• Tetanus and Flu immunization
• Physicals (sports and pre-employment*)
• Work related injuries
• Medication refills ** as deemed necessary by the evaluation
• Point of care testing for Flu, COVID, RSV, Strep, Mono, Urine Analysis, urine pregnancy test ** as deemed necessary by the evaluation
• Simple X-rays *** check site for availability
• DOT exams ***check site for availability
• NON- LIFETHREATENING situations * if you are experiencing symptoms that may require immediate hospitalization please dial 911 or head to the emergency room.

Urgent care is considered a walk-in clinic since you do not need an appointment to visit an urgent care. Urgent care providers and staff treat patients six months and older on a walk-in basis.

Ochsner Connected Anywhere has on-demand urgent care virtual visits available 24/7 and can be used for the following:

• Simple medical advice
• Coughs, colds and sore throats*
• Earaches*
• Rashes or other skin irritations*
• Minor injuries
• Eye irritation or pink eye
• Minor insect and animal bites
• Mild genito urinary complaints
• Minor burns, sunburns and heat ailments
• Nonlife-threatening allergic reactions*
• Fevers or flu-like symptom
• COVID and Flu oral therapy
• Medication refills

*Further testing may be needed to confirm above illness.

Treatment for severe and life-threatening conditions. Visit an emergency room for:

• Severe chest pain
• Severe or uncontrollable bleeding
• Severe asthma attack/difficulty breathing
• Heart palpitations
  
• Severe head trauma
  
• Loss of consciousness or fainting
  
• Broken bone (with deformity or open wound)
  
• Seizures
  
• Severe headache
  
• Weakness, slurred speech or confusion
  
• Major head injuries
  
• Severe allergic reaction
  
• Sudden vision loss or impairment
  
• Severe abdominal pain
  
• Severe dehydration
  
• Severe burns
  
• Severe pain suicidal or homicidal thoughts