RediClinic

Don’t get me wrong: I love my PCP! Um, that means «primary care physician» versus «angel dust», by the way. Because angel dust will flock you up, mind you.
But, sometimes my PCP is booked up for those sudden illnesses that are more than «I’ll take care of it with chicken soup and bed rest» and less than «I’m about to enter the Gates of Hades NOW!» And, a previous wrong self-​diagnosis of the flu [it was strep throat] has made me just shy of being a textbook hypochondriac (I blame it on that insidious WebMD); if something isn’t clearing up in 3 days, I’m looking for medical help.
Given all of these calculations, the Redi-​Clinic inside the HEB is a great option for huge swaths of the population: those who want a quick impromptu visit, after-​work hours, easy parking, and the uninsured are well served here. My first visit was back in July for a suspicious upper respiratory infection that I didn’t want the hassle of waiting for my regular doctor’s schedule to open up and the parking nightmare involved with a Museum District office. The second visit in December was for an eye infection.
The first time took a little longer for initial paperwork but that took about 10 minutes to complete. A quick scan of my insurance card got my co-​pay collected and I was seen by the Nurse Practitioner about 5 minutes later. Rick Roberts, NP was great: empathetic, patient, provided a calm explanation, then offered to electronically transmit my prescription to a pharmacy of my choice. (Though, he did make a soft sell of the HEB pharmacy next door, which worked since I wanted my bag of drugs quickly then home.) Done in about 40 minutes total.
The second visit had less of a waiting time since I was an established patient; I waited a grand total of 5 minutes to be seen with a different nurse practitioner. She barely looked at my eye, whipped out a rapid test for pinkeye, and counted down the seconds until the results were ready. She flew through the explanation and almost pushed me out the exam room and into the lobby, where two more people were waiting. Not such a warm experience on this visit — and it made me doubt her diagnosis. [The following week, I got a second opinion from my regular optometrist and they prescribed magical drops, which cleared it up in 24 hours. Lesson learned: eye problems = eye doctor. Stat.]
In summary, the Redi-​Clinic is a fantastic option if your PCP withdrawal (again not angel dust) has you needing a quick fix when you don’t have time or tolerance for waiting. Of course, there are some that provide service with the sale while others just want your cash and no chit-​chat.

Your regular doctor too full to get into? Waited too long to take care of it? Redi Clinic is perfect.
I had a bad cold and was trying to treat it on my own. Went into this Redi Clinic on a Wednesday at 3pm. There was absolutely no line. They took my info and got me into see the Registered Nurse. That is one thing to know about the Redi Clinics, they are ran by Registered Nurses, not by doctors. But they still know a lot
She figured out what was going on with me, gave me prescriptions and advice. She wasn’t cold or hard to understand. The only thing that is a downer is that since she isn’t a doctor, she couldn’t give me a prescription to the pain killer cough syrup my normal doctor would give. I guess she is only allowed to prescribe certain things.
It’s affordable, no wait, close by and personable. This was the nicest Redi Clinic I’ve been into. Clean and cozy!