SUMMARY - After-Hours Care Access
A mother's child develops a fever at 9 p.m. on a Saturday. Her family doctor's office is closed until Monday. The walk-in clinic closed at 8 p.m. The only option is the emergency room, where she will wait hours to be told what she suspected: an ear infection needing antibiotics. She could have been seen in minutes in a primary care setting if one were open. A man notices worrying symptoms on Sunday afternoon. He cannot reach his doctor and does not want to burden the emergency room.