Is urgent care ever right?

If you are dehydrated, febrile or in severe pain, you need clinical evaluation — and possibly an emergency department. We will say so.

Do you have a physician?

Yes — 4:30–6:00 PM for patients tested here that day.

Do I need an appointment?

No. Walk in Monday to Friday, 9:00 AM–5:00 PM.

Should You Go to Urgent Care for Food Poisoning?

Medically reviewed by our MD Laboratory Director (a role required by CLIA; the director's name is on file in the CMS CLIA database, #45D2048957, and can be verified independently) · Editorial policy

Molecular fluorescence imaging — Auspicious Laboratory, Houston

Culture in three days, or the pathogen this afternoon.CLIA #45D2048957 · CAP #8722734 · Same-day results · Walk-ins welcome

If you are systemically unwell, you need clinical care — and possibly an ER. But for the question "what is making me sick and does it need an antibiotic," urgent care generally sends a stool culture that takes days, tests only for bacteria, and cannot see the norovirus or the Giardia that is actually responsible.

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3707 Westcenter Dr Suite 100, Houston, TX 77042 · Walk-ins welcome

Side by side

	Urgent care	Auspicious Laboratory
What is tested	Stool culture (bacteria), sent out	Bacteria + viruses + parasites, in-house
Time	2–4 days	Same day, 4:30 PM
Antibiotic decision	Empiric, before the result	Informed by the pathogen — including when not to prescribe
Cost	Visit fee + lab fee	Save up to 40% compared to urgent care; no registration fee

Go to an emergency department, not a lab, if you have: bloody diarrhea with fever, severe abdominal pain, signs of dehydration, or you are an infant, elderly, pregnant or immunocompromised and deteriorating.

We name drugs, never doses. Treatment statements follow ACG, AGA, IDSA and CDC guidance; dose and duration are a physician's decision.

Same day, start to finish. Sample by 1:00 PM → results at 4:30 PM → if treatment is clinically appropriate, a licensed physician in our partner network sees you between 4:30 and 6:00 PM, a few minutes away. That window is reserved for patients tested here, and your slot is held the moment we take your sample — the slot is held, not hunted. On your own, a same-day appointment is nearly impossible; at an urgent care, you wait in the queue. STAT: ~2 hours, sample in by 3:00 PM.

FAQ

Is urgent care ever right?: If you are dehydrated, febrile or in severe pain, you need clinical evaluation — and possibly an emergency department. We will say so.
Do you have a physician?: Yes — 4:30–6:00 PM for patients tested here that day.
Do I need an appointment?: No. Walk in Monday to Friday, 9:00 AM–5:00 PM.
Do you take insurance?: You do not need it.

Not sure what you need? Text us and we will set it up.
📱 Text (713) 832-8892 📞 Call (713) 266-0808

3707 Westcenter Dr Suite 100, Houston, TX 77042 · Walk-ins welcome

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