Should something unfortunate happen and you become sick or injured during your visit to the Outer Banks, you can find excellent medical care at Beach Medical Care. Beach Medical Care is an urgent care and family practice clinic located in Nags Head, NC. Beach Medical Care conveniently accepts walk-in patients, and most major insurance plans are accepted. The large, well-equipped facility treats men, women and children patients, ranging from pediatrics to geriatrics. The latest in medical technology and equipment are available at Beach Medical Care and you will appreciate the knowledgeable and friendly staff. The doctors will take their time with you and offer you a thorough consultation and examination. We hope you don’t require medical attention during your stay in the Outer Banks, but should an incident happen, you’ll have no trouble getting on the mend with Beach Medical Care. While urgent care centers are a convenient way to attain quick medical attention, remember to dial 911 if you have a life threatening emergency.
The slogan for this walk-in medical clinic is “We see everyone for almost everything.” It is also the only medical facility on the Outer Banks that takes appointments on weekends. And they really do treat just about anything, from well-women check-ups to skin cancer screenings to fixing broken bones. Same for vacation mishaps, whether its sunburn, jellyfish stings, snake bites, fish-hook removal, watersports injuries, or even a scary virus, Urgent Care has you covered. The medical practitioners even offer a choice of wound closure: stitches, staples or glue. An X Ray and lab are on site, and most health insurance is accepted. The Outer Banks Hospital is located across the street, in case things turn out to worse than it initially appeared. Appointments are encouraged for routine family and wellness care at the clinic.
The first hospital on the barrier islands, The Outer Banks Hospital is a full service facility offering in-patient and out-patient care. Since it opened in March 2002, the hospital has met the health needs of a year-round population of about 35,000 that expands to more than 250,000 at the height of the tourism season. The Outer Banks Hospital has 21 comfortably-furnished private rooms, with two of its beds designed for mothers to stay in all stages of birth: labor, delivery, recovery and post-partum. There are also two operating rooms for general surgery and another for Caesarian sections.