It’s a good thing there is an urgent care in Gilbert, right near where I play hockey. After my injury my teammates took me there instead of the local emergency room. I ended up getting seen a lot quicker than I would have at the hospital. I can see why the urgent cares of Gilbert have such a great reputation. I was only there for just over an hour, and before I knew I was sutured up and on the road back home to relax on the couch. As you can probably guess it’s pretty easy to get injured playing hockey, let me tell you about how it happened.
We were in the middle of a game when I skated to the corner to trap a loose puck. A player from the other team checked me hard into the board and I fell down on the ice. I was then cut across my back by another player’s skate as he fell over me. The gash caused the ice around me to turn red with blood, but after a few minutes we had the bleeding under control. Since the cut was so deep we decided to go to the clinic and see if I would need stitches. I did.
After I checked in and saw the doctor, she had a nurse clean the wound and prepare me for stitches. It hurt a little bit, but it was too bad. I was impressed with how caring and gentle the staff was, it seemed like a much friendlier place than an emergency room. I’m feeling a lot better now, and my scar isn’t even that bad thanks to the folks at the urgent care center.



