It’s a sound every parent knows, and it always seems to happen at the worst possible time.
It’s 2:13 AM. The house is silent, except for the sound of your toddler crying over the baby monitor. You rush into their room, place a hand on their forehead, and feel that radiating heat. You check the thermometer: 103°F.
Your heart sinks. Panic sets in. You know your child needs to be seen, but then you mentally calculate the logistics. You are in Edmond. The big pediatric emergency rooms are in downtown Oklahoma City.
In the past, you only had one option: Bundle a sick, miserable child into a car seat, navigate the construction on the Broadway Extension or I-35, and sit under the fluorescent lights of a hospital waiting room for hours.
But healthcare in Oklahoma has changed. Here is why your next late-night medical emergency doesn’t have to involve a car ride.
For residents of Edmond, living “north of the metro” offers a great quality of life—until you need urgent medical care in the middle of the night. While Edmond has great daytime facilities, the options shrink drastically after midnight.
The traditional trip to the ER involves:
Saving Grace was founded on a simple premise: Urgent care should happen on your terms, in your home, especially when you are most vulnerable.
We are 24/7 Mobile Urgent Care. That means when you call us at 2:30 AM, you aren’t getting an answering service that tells you to call back in the morning. You are getting a medical team dispatched to your driveway.
Instead of dragging your child out into the cold Oklahoma wind, you keep them tucked in their own bed.
There is a distinct comfort in being sick at home. For a child, being examined in their own bedroom, surrounded by their own stuffed animals, drastically reduces the “White Coat Syndrome” fear.
For parents, it means you don’t have to wake up your other sleeping children to drag everyone to the hospital. You can stay in your pajamas, make a pot of coffee, and let the medical professionals come to you.
We are equipped to handle the vast majority of urgent (but non-life-threatening) pediatric issues, including:
Note: If you suspect a life-threatening emergency, such as a blocked airway or severe trauma, always call 911.
The middle of a medical scare is the hardest time to research your options. If you live in Edmond, save Saving Grace in your phone now. The next time the thermometer spikes at 2 AM, you won’t have to dread the drive to downtown OKC. You can just make a call, and let relief come to you.
Need care right now? Call Saving Grace. We are on the way.
