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SpecialtiesAFC Urgent Care provides comprehensive medical care when you need it, 7 days a week, early or late. As the area's preferred walk-in urgent care clinic, patients find us more convenient than typical doctors offices and faster and less expensive than emergency rooms.Beyond our convenient services in a clean, healthy environment, our caring team of medical professionals sets us apart. Whether you are coming in for a physical exam, X-ray, lab test or any other medical treatment, you'll be treated like family.Common medical issues we handle:- Cold, flu, sore throat, cough, ear ache- Pneumonia, bronchitis, sinus infections- Back, joint and body aches- Asthma, allergies, breathing complications- Stomach pain & digestive problems- Cuts, broken bones, sprains, bruises, burns- Insect bites, rashes, skin & eye infections- Physicals and shots for school, sports, travel & work- Employment & other lab testsWe treat most non-life threatening medical conditions.HistoryStarting with a single location in Alabama in 1982, American Family Care has pioneered the concept of non-emergency room urgent care. With its 2013 acquisition of the Doctors Express franchise, AFC is the nation's leading provider of urgent care and accessible primary care, with more than 200 clinics and 500 in-network physicians caring for more than 2 million patients a year. Ranked by Inc. Magazine as one of the fastest growing companies in the U.S., AFC's stated mission is to provide the best healthcare possible, in a kind and caring environment, while respecting the rights of all patients, in an economical manner, at times and locations convenient to the patient.

Incorporated in 1975, Eastside Mental Health Center provides services to persons with a serious mental illness living in Alabama's eastern Jefferson, Blount and St. Clair counties. Based in Birmingham, Ala., it offers an array of services, such as psychiatric evaluation, medication administration and monitoring, referrals for other social/health services and crisis after hour's phone counseling. The center is certified by the Department of Mental Health & Mental Retardation. Eastside Mental Health Center holds affiliations with the Alabama Council of Community Mental Health Boards (ACCMHB), National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) and National Association of County Behavioral Health Directors (NACHB).