New Urgent Care Center Opens in Town

A recently opened urgent care center is fixing bumps and bruises while saving patients time and money. 

The Velocity Urgent Care held its formal grand opening on June 25. Partners Dr.Aleksandr Gorenbeyn and Dr. John Yaylagul worked for over two decades combined in emergency medicine and often saw people upset waiting in long lines to receive treatment at the emergency room. They wanted to eliminate long wait times and the extra cost of an emergency room visit. 

"We can give patients' answers, quicker and less expensive," Gorenbeyn said about Velocity Urgent Care. 

Gorenbeyn said sometimes, primary care physicians cannot accommodate their patients with medical treatments such as x-rays and stitches. But, often these patients do not require an emergency room visit. This situation is where urgent care is vital. 

Patients can receive the following treatments at Velocity Urgent Care: 

• stitches
• receive a physical 
• be treated for work-related injuries  
• get vaccination and immunization shots
• X-rays 
• EKG 
• flu and pneumonia shots 
• medical testing such as pregnancy, mono, urine and drug test 

The flexible hours allow patients to schedule appointments on their schedule, not their doctors. Velocity Urgent Care is open Monday through Friday 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Gorenbeyn said that he and Yaylagul studied the demographics and the needs of the community and decided that Rocky Hill was the best spot for their business. 

"There is no true nearby urgent care facility," Gorenbeyn said. "We felt this was the perfect place." 

For more information about Velocity Urgent Care, check out their website at www.velocityurgentcare.com.