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November 30, 2011 - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Urgent Care of Connecticut Seeks Applicants for $1,000 Scholarship
NORWALK, CT — Norwalk High School seniors who plan to pursue a career in a healthcare related field may apply for a $1,000 scholarship from Urgent Care of Connecticut. Eligible students must be graduating high school seniors with a 3.0 grade-point average or higher who intend to continue their education at a four-year college or university or two-year accredited associates or certificate program.
The scholarship selection criteria include demonstrated academic achievement, community service or volunteer work, and sound character. Applicants are also required to write an essay "Why Have You Chosen a Career in a Healthcare Related Field?"
Applications are available in the Norwalk High School guidance office. The postmarked deadline is February 1, 2012.
About Urgent Care of Connecticut:
Established in 2008 in Southbury, CT, Urgent Care of Connecticut is the physician-owned leader for urgent care of non-life threatening medical conditions in the State. As the first urgent care center in Connecticut to be certified by the Urgent Care Association of America, Urgent Care of Connecticut prides itself on treating patients as individuals, assists the communities it serves by alleviating stress on hospital emergency rooms, and provides a convenient alternative to primary care physician offices. With full-service walk-in clinics located in Brookfield, Glastonbury, Norwalk, Ridgefield, and Southbury, Urgent Care of Connecticut offers walk-in treatment for a wide array of illnesses and injuries. Travel and adult vaccinations, X-rays, blood and urine tests, EKGs, physical exams, and IV fluid/medication are also offered.
All Urgent Care of Connecticut locations are open 365 days a year between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. Monday through Friday and 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays. Board certified/eligible physicians and X-ray technicians are on staff at all times, and treat patients of all ages from infants to seniors. Most major insurances are accepted, including Medicare, and reasonable and affordable self-pay options are offered. For more information, please visit www.ucofconnecticut.com
Contact
Elizabeth Durkin
Director of Marketing and Public Relations
Urgent Care of Connecticut
(203) 885-0808
31 Old Route 7, Brookfield, CT 06804
elizabeth.durkin@ucofconnecticut.com
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Urgent Care of Connecticut Walk-In Locations
- Southbury
- 900 Main Street South
- Building 2 Suite 100
- Southbury, CT 06488
- Phone: 203.262.1911
- Fax: 203.262.9434
- Hours:
M-F 8am to 8pm
Sat & Sun 9am to 5pm - »Directions & Facility
- Brookfield
- 31 Old Route 7
- Brookfield, CT 06804
- Phone: 203.885.0808
- Fax: 203.885.0813
- Hours:
M-F 8am to 8pm
Sat & Sun 9am to 5pm - »Directions & Facility
- Norwalk
- 346 Main Ave.
- Norwalk, CT 06851
- Phone: 203.846.0005
- Fax: 203.846.0012
- Hours:
M-F 8am to 8pm
Sat & Sun 9am to 5pm - »Directions & Facility
- Ridgefield
- 10 South Street
- Suite 101
- Ridgefield, CT 06877
- Phone: 203.431.4600
- Fax: 203.431.4601
- Hours:
M-F 8am to 8pm
Sat & Sun 9am to 5pm - »Directions & Facility
- Glastonbury
- 2928 Main Street
- Glastonbury, CT 06033
- Phone: 860.657.8289
- Fax: 860.657.8291
- Hours:
M-F 8am to 8pm
Sat & Sun 9am to 5pm - »Directions & Facility
- Newtown
- OPENING SOON!
- 266 South Main Street
- Newtown, CT
- Norwich
- OPENING SOON!
- 607 West Main Street
- Norwich, CT 06360
- Holiday Hours
- 9am to 5pm
(New Years Eve, New Years Day, Easter, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day)
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