Walk in clinics play an essential role in providing primary health care services. A walk in clinic is the common term used in referring to health care service providers, but these health care service providers may also be called convenient care clinics. The reason for referring to these clinics as such might be because these clinics are often situated in retail stores, supermarkets, pharmacies and workplaces. Common illnesses that are often treated in walk in clinics include colds, sinus infections, sprains and strains. Some walk in clinics even have services for preventive health care. These services include flu or tetanus vaccinations, regular physical examinations for school or work purposes, and even pregnancy tests. Patients are typically treated by advanced practice nurses, but achieve the same results as those treated by primary care physicians. Patients might also see a Physician Assistant, which is required to work under the supervision of a primary care physician. These are trained professional health service providers who are tasked to give quality health care to persons availing primary care of walk in clinics. Walk in clinics bring services to the people needing primary and urgent health care. Walk in clinics are estimated to increase in number in the years ahead. Almost all sectors of society benefit from these walk in clinics.

Integrating a paging system into a walk-in clinic or an outpatient center allows for faster, more accurate customer care. This new efficiency can be achieved by using a paging system such as those by JTECH. PeopleAlert™ and the MediPass™ pager effortlessly streamline patient flow and queues. SmartAlert® with the durable InstaCall™ alphanumeric (text) pagers provide versatile and discreet messaging, both of which are necessary in a walk-in clinic or an outpatient center. In addition, these pagers support HIPAA compliance, delivering an improved workflow and patient care.