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- Flu Shots Available NOW
- Learn About the Flu and Flu Shot Here
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- All Insurance Accepted
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Current Hours of Operation
8 am to 8 pm
Seven Days a Week
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NEW INSURANCE CONTRACTS IN THE WORKS
We are currently awaiting approval to join the following insurance networks:
United Health Care and APIPA (November First)
Aetna (November First)
Humana (application in, awaiting word and keeping our fingers crossed -- please call Humana for us and tell them you want to use our clinic sooner than later! Come on, Humana, hurry it up!!)
All three of these insurance plans have accepted us and we are just in the process of finalizing all the details required to bring us on board as network providers.
We are pleased and excited to offer in-network services to the patients with these plans and we welcome you all to Ultimate Urgent Care Centers.
Flu Shots Available NOW
We Have Flu Shot Vaccine
623-376-8822
Call us to set up a 15 minute appointment to get your flu shot
Pre-register your insurance info on this web site to save time
REMEMBER to bring your insurance card when you come even if pre-registered!
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We Can Come to You
Does your group of 10 to 100 need flu shots?
We can arrange to come to your site and administer flu shots to your group members or employees this season.
Call Carol at 602-390-1043 to discuss details and arrange this service.
Learn About the Flu and Flu Shot Here
Influenza Information from the Centers of Disease Control
Contact the CDC:
1-800-CDC-INFO
(800-232-4636)
888–232–6348 (TTY)
cdcinfo@cdc.gov
Key Facts About Seasonal Influenza (Flu)
What is Influenza (Also Called Flu)?
The flu is a contagious respiratory illness caused by influenza viruses. It can cause mild to severe illness, and at times can lead to death. The best way to prevent the flu is by getting a flu vaccination each year.
Every year in the United States, on average:
5% to 20% of the population gets the flu;
more than 200,000 people are hospitalized from flu complications; and
about 36,000 people die from flu.
Some people, such as older people, young children, and people with certain health conditions (such as asthma, diabetes, or heart disease), are at high risk for serious flu complications.
Symptoms of Flu
Symptoms of flu include:
fever (usually high)
headache
extreme tiredness
dry cough
sore throat
runny or stuffy nose
muscle aches
Stomach symptoms, such as nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea, also can occur but are more common in children than adults
Complications of Flu
Complications of flu can include bacterial pneumonia, ear infections, sinus infections, dehydration, and worsening of chronic medical conditions, such as congestive heart failure, asthma, or diabetes.
How Flu Spreads
Flu viruses spread mainly from person to person through coughing or sneezing of people with influenza. Sometimes people may become infected by touching something with flu viruses on it and then touching their mouth or nose. Most healthy adults may be able to infect others beginning 1 day before symptoms develop and up to 5 days after becoming sick. That means that you may be able to pass on the flu to someone else before you know you are sick, as well as while you are sick.
Preventing Seasonal Flu: Get Vaccinated
The single best way to prevent the flu is to get a flu vaccination each year. There are two types of vaccines:
The "flu shot" – an inactivated vaccine (containing killed virus) that is given with a needle. The flu shot is approved for use in people 6 months of age and older, including healthy people and people with chronic medical conditions.
The nasal-spray flu vaccine – a vaccine made with live, weakened flu viruses that do not cause the flu (sometimes called LAIV for “Live Attenuated Influenza Vaccine”). LAIV is approved for use in healthy* people 2-49 years of age who are not pregnant.
About two weeks after vaccination, antibodies develop that protect against influenza virus infection. Flu vaccines will not protect against flu-like illnesses caused by non-influenza viruses.
When to Get Vaccinated
Yearly flu vaccination should begin in September or as soon as vaccine is available and continue throughout the influenza season, into December, January, and beyond. This is because the timing and duration of influenza seasons vary. While influenza outbreaks can happen as early as October, most of the time influenza activity peaks in January or later.
Who Should Get Vaccinated?
In general, anyone who wants to reduce their chances of getting the flu can get vaccinated. However, certain people should get vaccinated each year either because they are at high risk of having serious flu-related complications or because they live with or care for high risk persons. During flu seasons when vaccine supplies are limited or delayed, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) makes recommendations regarding priority groups for vaccination.
People who should get vaccinated each year are:
Children aged 6 months up to their 19th birthday
Pregnant women
People 50 years of age and older
People of any age with certain chronic medical conditions
People who live in nursing homes and other long-term care facilities
People who live with or care for those at high risk for complications from flu, including:
a. Health care workers
b. Household contacts of persons at high risk for complications from the flu
c. Household contacts and out of home caregivers of children less than 6 months of age (these children are too young to be vaccinated)
Use of the Nasal Spray Flu Vaccine
Vaccination with the nasal-spray flu vaccine is an option for healthy* people 2-49 years of age who are not pregnant, even healthy persons who live with or care for those in a high risk group. The one exception is healthy persons who care for persons with severely weakened immune systems who require a protected environment; these healthy persons should get the inactivated vaccine.
Who Should Not Be Vaccinated
Some people should not be vaccinated without first consulting a physician. They include:
People who have a severe allergy to chicken eggs.
People who have had a severe reaction to an influenza vaccination in the past.
People who developed Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) within 6 weeks of getting an influenza vaccine previously.
Children less than 6 months of age (influenza vaccine is not approved for use in this age group).
People who have a moderate or severe illness with a fever should wait to get vaccinated until their symptoms lessen.
If you have questions about whether you should get a flu vaccine, consult your health-care provider.
For more about preventing the flu, see the following:
Key Facts About Seasonal Flu Vaccine
Influenza Antiviral Drugs
Good Health Habits for Prevention
The Flu: A Guide for Parents
* "Healthy" indicates persons who do not have an underlying medical condition that predisposes them to influenza complications.
Page last updated July 16, 2008
Content Source: Coordinating Center for Infectious Diseases (CCID)
National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (NCIRD)
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WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT …
Flu Basics
Influenza: The Disease
Influenza Viruses
2007-2008 Flu Season
Preventing Flu
Contact Us Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Rd, Atlanta, GA 30333, U.S.A.
800–CDC–INFO (800-232-4636), 888–232–6348 (TTY), cdcinfo@cdc.gov
AVERAGE WAIT TIMES
The average wait time to see the doctor from the time you walk in the door is only 30 minutes, often less.
Our goal is to get you in and out as rapidly as possible while maintaining the highest quality of care and concern.
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Ultimate Urgent Care Centers - Raising the bar in urgent care medicine
All Insurance Accepted
Ultimate Urgent Care Center Accepts All Insurance Plans Except Some AHCCCS*
*Beginning end of October, we will accept APIPA through United Health Care.
Contracts Currently held by Ultimate Urgent Care Center
AMN (Arizona Medical Network)
Provider ID 560433
AZFMC (Arizona Foundation for Medical Care)
ASPA (Arizona State Physicians Association)
Beech Street
BCBS (Blue Cross Blue Shield)
First Health/Coventry
Fortified Provider Network (through ASPA)
Galaxy
Great West/One Health
Health Net of Arizona
Integrated Health Plan (through ASPA)
Interplan Health Group
Lifewise
Medicare
Our PTAN (Provider Transaction Access #) 118490
Multiplan (through ASPA)
PHCS (Pacific Health Care Services, through ASPA)
SCF of Arizona (State Compensation Fund)
Tri Care West (BCBS)
1-888-TRIWEST
*BEGINNING END OF OCTOBER 2008
United Health Care (and APIPA - No other AHCCCS plans accepted)
Payment Options
Have Insurance?
Ultimate Urgent Care Centers accept nearly all health care insurance plans.
If we are not contracted with your insurance company, however, we will collect the normal co-pay and bill the insurance company for you. Only you know the particulars of your insurance coverage and what amount of the balance would be your responsibility. Check with your plan. We have a generous discount payment plan for patients who's insurance company holds them responsible for the entire visit. We want you to be a satisfied customer. We want you to be a part of our medical practice.
As our patient, we will work with you on your bill.
We unfortunately can not accept AHCCCS at this time (other than APIPA beginning end of October, 2008).
We accept cash, verified checks and credit/debit cards for all payment needs including balances owed, co-pay and the cash discount fee.
No Insurance?
CASH DISCOUNT
AHCCCS patients and uninsured patients can take advantage of our discount cash fee.
Cash Discount is 70% off the cost of the average visit
You pay just
$150
Single Fee
Covers entire visit*
Payment is made prior to service
We will not bill you anything more for the visit*
(*Exception: Ultimate Urgent Care Centers will not bill you for amounts over the $150, however, some orthropedic devices/splints and air compressors for breathing treatments given to you to take home will be billed separately in addition to your cash discount visit fee by the companies providing those services)
In the case of an insured patient, the orthopedic appliance and breathing machine companies will bill your insurance plan
We work with ALL commercial insurance plans and we hold contracts with the following.
AMN (Arizona Medical Network)
Provider ID 560433
AZFMC (Arizona Foundation for Medical Care)
ASPA (Arizona State Physicians Association)
Beech Street
BCBS (Blue Cross Blue Shield)
First Health/Coventry
Fortified Provider Network (through ASPA)
Galaxy
Great West/One Health
Health Net of Arizona
Integrated Health Plan (through ASPA)
Interplan Health Group
Lifewise
Medicare
Our PTAN (Provider Transaction Access #) 118490
Multiplan (through ASPA)
PHCS (Pacific Health Care Services, through ASPA)
SCF of Arizona (State Compensation Fund)
Tri Care West (BCBS)
1-888-TRIWEST
*BEGINNING END OF OCTOBER
United Health Care (and APIPA - No other AHCCCS plans accepted)