What is Immediate Care or Walk-In Care?

Immediate care and urgent care clinics are also referred to as Walk-in Clinics. Immediate Care, or walk-in care, provides health care services for illnesses and injuries needing urgent care and are often used when you are sick or injured and cannot get in to see your primary care doctor.

White-Wilson Immediate Care accepts walk-in appointments, or you may choose to call and schedule an appointment. We are open seven days a week in Fort Walton Beach; Monday through Friday in Destin and Niceviile; Monday through Saturday in Crestview and Navarre. Our Immediate Care Clinics are here to treat your urgent care needs.

White-Wilson's Immediate Care Clinics treat walk-in patients for a variety of urgent care needs. Similar to urgent care, immediate care clinics provide an alternative to going to the Emergency Room for minor injuries and illnesses.

Immediate care typically offers the same services as an urgent care. However, it is important to note that your insurance company may have different benefits for urgent care than immediate care.

Immediate care facilities, similar to urgent care clinics, specialize in the diagnosis and treatment of non life-threatening illnesses and injuries included but not limited to:

• Urgent illness
• Flu, cold, strep throat, Upper Respiratory conditions, etc.
• Injuries such as sprains and strains, contusions and lacerations
• Skin conditions
• Motor vehicle and Workman's compensation accidents
• New onset inexplicable pain and discomfort
• Minor outpatient surgery for wounds, lesions or foreign body removal

Immediate care treatment is available for individuals of all ages; however, it is not intended to be used instead of the Emergency Room. For example, if you have a fever in excess of 104 degrees and the fever is accompanied by other serious symptoms like vomiting, dizziness, confusion, chills, etc., you should forgo immediate care or urgent care, and go directly to the Emergency Room. Ultimately, the purpose of immediate care services are to provide patients with robust, quality and urgent care, eliminating the time and expense associated with an Emergency Room visit.

Immediate care clinics are often confused with urgent care clinics since they both operate like a walk-in clinic. Although urgent care physicians and immediate care physicians can typically treat the same ailments, your health insurance benefits may vary. Unlike urgent care clinics, immediate care clinics charge similar to a standard doctor's office visit. Additional fees may be incurred for any lab, imaging or procedures needed at the point of service.

About White-Wilson Immediate Care Clinics

With more than 70 years of service along the Florida's Emerald Coast, White-Wilson's Immediate Care Clinics are dedicated to providing urgent medical assistance to those in need and accept walk-in visits. White-Wilson is home to the community's largest team of physicians in more than 20 specialties of medicine. We have been voted Best Medical Practice on the Emerald Coast and Best Medical Practice in Destin. When you visit a White-Wilson Immediate Care Clinic, all White-Wilson physicians have access to your electronic medical record—helping to provide you the most comprehensive health care. Additionally, we have a full service lab and diagnostic imaging center at our Fort Walton Beach Clinic, as well as lab and X-ray at the Navarre and Niceville Clinics—saving you an additional trip for lab and imaging services.

White-Wilson Immediate Care Clinics are operated by teams of caring health care professionals with board certified specialists capable of treating a variety of acute medical conditions as listed above in the section labeled "What is Immediate Care or Walk-in Care?"

White-Wilson Immediate Care Clinic Locations

White-Wilson's main campus is in Fort Walton Beach, Florida; however, White-Wilson offers quality immediate care (or walk-in) clinics in several convenient locations along the Florida Emerald Coast. Each of our locations is relatively near the beach.

Immediate care or walk-in services are provided by White-Wilson Medical Center in the following communities:

• Fort Walton Beach
• Crestview
• Destin
• Navarre
• Niceville

Each White-Wilson Immediate Care Clinic is staffed with knowledgeable, dedicated, caring professionals who will put your health care needs first and who will work tirelessly to ensure that you are provided quality treatment in a caring environment. When you need to see a doctor or advanced practice clinician right away, White-Wilson Immediate Care is here for you!

Immediate Care or Walk-In Care Frequently Asked Questions

Question: What is the difference between immediate care, urgent care clinic and walk-in care?

Answer: Immediate care and urgent care facilities are walk-in clinics because they are available when you need to see a doctor or advanced practice clinician right away. Immediate care and urgent care differ in how they bill. Immediate care clinics, such as White-Wilson's Immediate Care Clinics, bill similarly to a physician's office visit.

Question: When should I go to an Immediate care or urgent care clinic?

Answer: Immediate or urgent care facilities treat non-life threatening illnesses and injuries, such as colds, flu, sprains, rashes, etc. If you are experiencing life-threatening symptoms, go directly to your nearest Emergency Room or call 911.

Question: Does White-Wilson Immediate Care accept my health insurance plan?

Answer: White-Wilson Medical Center accepts most major insurance plans. For details about your specific plan and potential out of pocket costs, contact your health insurance carrier.

Question: Why should I go to an immediate care or walk-in clinic instead of the Emergency Room?

Answer: Compared to the Emergency Room, immediate care or walk-in clinic care, often offers reduced wait times and significant financial savings.

Question: Does White-Wilson Immediate Care treat patients of all ages?

Answer: White-Wilson Immediate Care treats patients of all ages, although pediatric patients under six months may need to be seen by a pediatrician (determined on a case by case basis). White-Wilson also offers extended Pediatric Clinic hours in Fort Walton Beach and Niceville for urgent care pediatric visits.

Employer Services & Occupational Health

In addition to providing quality Immediate Care to patients, White-Wilson Immediate Care clinics also offer several occupational health and employer customer services including:

• Pre-employment physicals
• Drug testing
• Occupational health and safety testing
• Employee health fairs
• Workers' Compensation injury care

As a matter of customer convenience, employer services are available at each of our Immediate Care Clinics, which allows employers to get their employees in and out with minimal inconvenience.

Employer Services Contact

For Employer Services or Occupational Medicine, call Lynn Gaiser at 850.863.8197.

Click here to learn more about White-Wilson's Immediate Care pre-employment physicals, workers' compensation injury care, drug screenings and occupational medicine services.

If you need Occupational Health or Drug Testing services for your employees, please call 850.863.8154.