COVID-19 spike has Montgomery urgent cares overwhelmed
COVID-19 spike has Montgomery urgent cares overwhelmed By Ashley Bowerman | January 8, 2021 at 9:55 AM CST - Updated January 8 at 10:24 PM
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - Usually, the wait time at an urgent care in Montgomery can be as short as five minutes, but as COVID-19 infections continue to increase, the wait time for some can be as long as six hours.
Dr. Dixie Kidd, a family medicine specialist with the American Family Care clinic at The Shoppes at EastChase, said a COVID-19 spike brought on by the holidays is sending their clinic into overdrive.
“Over the past few weeks, we have been inundated with patients,” Kidd said. “It started with Thanksgiving, but now with Christmas, New Years’, and all the kids coming home from college, we’ve got lots and lots of patients.”