Realizing you have a UTI after your Baltimore PCP’s office closes doesn’t have to ruin your night or weekend. There’s nothing worse than getting done with work for the day and realizing you’re feeling a little under the weather. With a traditional primary care provider, you have to leave a message for your doctor to fill a prescription the next day or call in the morning and hope to get a fast appointment. When you can’t wait until the next day, you’re left with expensive, time-consuming options like a visit to urgent care or emergency room. Baltimore concierge practice offers a third option–instant access to a care provider via email, text, or video chat with after-hours appointments and easy prescriptions.

How to treat a UTI when your doctor’s office is closed

Urinary tract infections are the second most common type of infection after strep throat. So you’re not alone if you’ve ever developed a UTI after your doctor’s office was closed. At-home treatments can relieve some symptoms and prevent the UTI from worsening as you wait for your doctor’s office to open.

• Drink lots of water: since bacteria in the urinary tract causes UTIs, frequent peeing can flush some bacteria out of the body, lessening symptoms.
• Take Vitamin C: high amounts of Vitamin C make your urine more acidic, killing the bacteria in the urinary tract.
• Treat topical pain with heat: a heating pad can relieve the pain and irritation while waiting for your doctor’s office to open. Use care not to apply heat directly to your skin.

Because a UTI is a bacterial infection, the only way to treat it is with an antibiotic. Most Providers will call a prescription into your pharmacy unless this is your first urinary tract infection or you’re dealing with a chronic issue.

Instead, speak with a healthcare provider right away with Baltimore Weekend Whitecoat.

Weekend Whitecoat in Baltimore offers an alternative to the rigid hours and rushed care of a traditional PCP. Instead of suffering from a UTI, common cold, or flu, waiting for your doctor’s office to open, you can speak with a care provider 24/7. They’ll help you get the medicine you need to feel better.

When you’re feeling under the weather, you don’t have to make a trip to your doctor’s office. A concierge care provider will either diagnose and treat you via phone or video call or visit you in your home for your appointment.

Additional benefits of concierge medicine in Baltimore

With rigid hours and long waits for appointments, the traditional doctor’s office doesn’t work for many people anymore. Wasting time in a waiting room in the middle of the workday can derail your entire week. And realizing you need care after your doctor is closed leaves you with expensive and inconvenient alternatives.

Because concierge medicine in Baltimore is a monthly fee based on age, it’s easy to budget for the medical care you need. Plus, you get these advantages over a traditional primary care provider:

• Unlimited visits, usually the next day
• 24/7 access to your PCP via the Weekend Whitecoat app
• Evening and weekend appointment times that are convenient for your life

Baltimore concierge medicine makes getting the treatment you need for everything from UTIs and common colds to yearly physicals convenient and comfortable.

Weekend Whitecoat provides concierge medicine in Baltimore for after-hours UTI treatment.

As a patient, the weeks-long wait for an appointment, rushed meeting with your doctor, and difficulty in getting treatment after the office closes may frustrate you. At Weekend Whitecoat, we had those same frustrations and set out to do something about it. We carry far fewer patients than a traditional practice––less than half, meaning we’re present and attentive when you need us.

We also eliminated the barriers to care with traditional PCPs, such as visit limits, co-pays, and rigid schedules. Our care providers are available 24/7, with no limit on visits and no co-pays. Experience better healthcare when you enroll in Baltimore’s concierge medicine with Weekend Whitecoat.