I changed my insurance plan this year, so I had to find a new urgent care as well. There are so…read moremany bad urgent care reviews out there, but luckily Sunny Hills is the closest one to me that was in-network has very good reviews.
They are located in downtown Fullerton, right on the corner of Commonwealth Avenue and Pomona Avenue. There is plenty of parking with one lot just south of their offices by the bus stops, and a larger lot just to the west. I chose to park in the free parking garage on Pomona and Santa Fe so my car would be in the shade.
Their website is very good, and allows booking an appointment without having to call in. They seem to have very good availability, and I was able to book an appointment only 30 minutes away from the current time. They are also open from 8am to 8pm seven days a week which is great.
After selecting a time, answering some basic questions about the reason for my visit, and uploading photos of my insurance card and ID (driver's license), my appointment was booked. This process took less than five minutes. I was a new patient so I assume I only have to do this once. Once my appointment was booked, they texted me a link with a few more medical questions. The whole process took less than ten minutes, and booking future appointments should be much faster with all of my info now in their system.
When I arrived, I just had had to check-in and pay my co-pay which took less than thirty seconds. The waiting room was very clean and has sixteen chairs. There were three other parties waiting, but I was called back to an exam room in only about five minutes.
The exam room was also very clean and modern. I didn't catch his name, but the provider's assistant was very friendly and professional. I was in for a sore throat, so after checking all of my vitals, he also swabbed my throat to run a rapid test for strep. He left the room and said once the results were in, the provider would be in to see me.
About ten minutes later, nurse practitioner Kim arrived. The test for strep throat was negative, but after examining me, she said I had a pretty nasty sore throat that was very red and inflamed. She offered to prescribe me an antibiotic even though the test was negative, and I agreed to give it a try. She also told me some things I could do to help it, most of which I was already doing. She was also very friendly and professional. I was in and out in a little over 20 minutes.
Hopefully it will be a long time before I have to return, but I'm happy to have found a good urgent care center I can go back to without hesitation when needed.