Urgent care clinics can take 2–4 hours and cost $150 or more just for a doctors note. SwiftCareMD gives you the same licensed physician oversight — online, same-day for $34.99. Available, 24/7.
An urgent care doctors note is documentation from a licensed physician confirming that a patient was evaluated and that medical leave or activity restriction is appropriate. Most employers require this documentation after a sick day, and urgent care clinics have traditionally been the primary place to get one — especially when a person doesn't have a regular primary care physician or can't get a same-day appointment.
The problem: urgent care wait times average 1–4 hours. Copays or cash-pay costs run $100–$300.
And you're sitting in a waiting room while sick, surrounded by other sick people.
SwiftCareMD is an online telehealth platform staffed by licensed physicians — the same level of medical oversight you'd get at urgent care, delivered entirely online. The process is asynchronous: you submit a detailed intake form describing your symptoms and situation, a physician reviews it, and if a note is clinically appropriate, they issue a signed note and deliver it to you same-day.
There is no phone call, no video appointment, no waiting room. You can complete the intake from your bed, couch, or anywhere else — even late at night or on weekends.
Urgent care visits for a doctors note typically cost $100–$300, plus travel time and 1–4 hours of waiting. SwiftCareMD costs $34.99 flat — available in the U.S. with 24/7 live chat support and a money-back guarantee if no note is issued.
Skip the waiting room. Get a legitimate medical absence note from a U.S.-licensed physician — delivered to your inbox in minutes. $34.99 flat fee, HIPAA compliant, signed by an NPI-verified physician.