Take Care Clinic

These people were the nicest people I have run across in a long time. I was taken care of immediately and efficiently. The only reason I did not give 5 stars is that they share the bathroom with the general store population and there is no way that is healthy, the bathroom was completely disgusting, the worst I have seen in a public place in a long time. They really ought to have their own. But I was so satisfied with the caring manner of the clinic people, they were wonderful, professional, friendly, and it was very refreshing to have dealt with them when I needed assistance!

Finally, a good experience with a Take Care Clinic! My fiancé had been bugging me (in the most caring way possible, of course) to get a flu shot. I didn’t really want to, especially since I didn’t get sick last year, but I was a victim of Swine ’09 (never forget), and I do seem to get random illnesses, so I gave in. I also got to kill two birds with one stone in this trip since I needed a tetanus shot because my genius self knelt on an old nail and got a slightly deep cut. Flashbacks to the «Arthur’s Knee» episode of Arthur were putting the scare in me, so I figured I’d be safe and get that shot as well.
I walked into Walgreens around 5pm, right after work. I was expecting a long wait due to flu season and the time of day, and because I didn’t have an appointment (I was told it’s not needed for a shot). I had checked the wait time online prior to my arrival, but I called BS on it for the reasons listed above. It was right, though. When I got there, there was only one guy ahead of me. Sweet! I checked into the kiosk and entered my info. I checked the vaccination boxes for flu shot and tetanus. A guy came out and helped the customer in front of me, and then he was seen. Then he came over to me, asked for my insurance and ID, and gave me the flu shot paperwork to fill out (1 page). I made sure to tell him I was also there for tetanus and he said that’s fine and told me it would be about 20 minutes until I would be seen. Pretty standard. No big.
The waiting area and overall health part of this Walgreens is super nice. Totally remodeled, not that I know what it looked like before, but it was pretty damn pristine. They had a nice TV monitor in the clinic showing the order of people being seen for the clinic, and those waiting for prescriptions. They also had a nice, comfy seating area. Not just some crappy chairs but a nice long cushiony seat. Could use some magazines though, but I guess they want you to buy those.
Finally it was my turn. The nurse practitioner was very efficient, yet friendly. I was a little taken aback at first because she was so on her game that it almost came off as rushing, but the more I talked to her, the more I realized that’s just how she is. She got the flu shot ready and I made sure to tell her I was there for tetanus as well. She first told me that I didn’t indicate that when I checked in and I told her I did, twice: first on the kiosk and I told the check-​in guy as well. Once she realized I wasn’t at fault, she got me the paperwork to read about tetanus, and got that one ready as well. I got a shot in each arm, meaning I felt like Gumby the rest of the night. She processed my paperwork, asked if I had any questions, and I was on my way.
I really appreciate the fact that they have a check-​in guy rather than having the nurse practitioner have to do it all herself, something I’ve seen at other Take Care Clinics. This allows things to move on pretty quickly. I was in and out in about 10 minutes. If I can’t see my doctor for whatever reason and need to come back, I’d feel totally comfortable doing so. Keep it up, VP Take Care Clinic. Don’t prove me wrong.

I’m one of the lucky ones. I have very good health insurance that allows me to get the best health care when ever I need it. But today– due to some flu shot bureaucracy– I found myself at the Take Care Clinic, located inside select Walgreens, trying to get a flu shot as my regular flu shot provider came up empty.
This place was amazing! Staffed with only two people– a nurse practitioner (Lauren) and her assistant (Irma), they moved through a large number of people quickly and efficiently.
We were told that they only had 12 flu shots left and that there were people on the list before us and that we should take a seat to see if someone didn’t show up. So we took a chair and waited.
We didn’t have to wait long before Lauren called us into the room and got us our shots. Hooray! It didn’t have to be that way. She could have just told us to come back another day. But she didn’t which was much appreciated as two of the colleagues that I was with had illnesses that required them to get the shots.
The Take Care Clinic handles a wide variety of health needs from physicals, to vaccines, to writing prescriptions to treating all kinds of everyday illnesses. They are open 7 days a week and take most forms of insurance or you can pay directly for the service if you don’t have insurance.
I can’t speak for all of them– but this clinic was clean, efficient and willing to go out of their way to service their patients even at the end of what looked to be a long day for the both of them (looked like flu shot syndrome to me!). I certainly will remember Take Care Clinics the next time I am asked where to go for a everyday health care needs.