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Meet Urgent Care Aruba

NOORD — It is your worst the first and unique Urgent
nightmare during a vaca- Care Center they run now.
tion, but if it happens you’d This on initiative of their four
better cure it as quickly and children, all physicians,
professional as possible. I who wanted to create an
am talking about health is- alternative to the crowded
sues that occur during your ER. Big and small health is-
relaxing holidays and that sues are being offered a
need immediate urgent at- quick, reliable and efficient
tention. Where do you go solution here under the di-
on Aruba? Easy: grab a rection of Dr. Carlos Yagua
cab for the short ride to Ur- Jr. who is general physi-
gent Care Center in Noord cian with a dual-master’s
and be attended prompt degree in healthcare and
without schedule by highly business administration.
trained and experienced
physicians. Taking Care
The people taking care of
For more than 27 years Dr. you in Urgent Care Aruba
Carlos Yagua Sr. and his are medical assistants and
wife Dr. Noris Velasquez, nurses who work in coordi-
have a practice on the is- nation with registered phy-
land that runs with success sicians, all here to attend to
and out of that seed grew your needs. There are ten consultation rooms for pa- tients, all furnished with the latest equipment like for
example a nursing station
supplied for specific proce-
dures, digital vitals’ moni-
tors, and green energy ef-
ficient white bright LED sur-
gical lights, crash carts, on-
screen diagnostic systems,
electrocardiograph (heart
screening) and ultrasound.
The clinical laboratory is
certified and accredited in
level III and the care center
has point-of-care testing.
Within one hour the results
will be in and the diagnosis
is guaranteed reliable.

Where, When and How
Open from Monday thru Fri-
day 8am to 11pm, Saturday
from 8am to 5pm, and is on
call 24/7, English, Spanish,
Dutch or Papiamento are
spoken by a medical pro-
fessional and rates are low
for self-pay patients. The
center accepts most ma-
jor travel insurance plans.
You can see actual waiting
times through a web-check
in portal and you can book
your appointment.
Location is at Noord Medi-
cal Center (Grey Building)
at Noord 63. Phone: +297-
586-0448 or on Facebook
at https://www.facebook.
com/urgentcarearuba/. q