Trussville Urgent Care and Wellness

Clinic Profile

Name: Trussville Urgent Care and Wellness.

Location: 1960 Gadsden Highway, Suite 108 Birmingham, AL 35235.

Contact: (205) 655-1016

Established: Since 2007, more than 17 years ago.

Hours

• Monday to Friday: 9:00 AM – 4:30 PM
• Saturday to Sunday: 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM

Services

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• The provider of care in Trussville Urgent Care and Wellness.
• They also have medically controlled weight loss.
• Med spa services exist, as well.
• Physicals can be done here.
• They do drug testing
• IV infusions are offered
• Vaccinations are available
• The on-site diagnostics of Trussville Urgent Care and Wellness consists of X-rays, EKG, and the complexity PCR lab.

Patient Age Range

The patient population in Trussville Urgent Care and Wellness is 6 months and above.

Care Approach

The Trussville Urgent Care and Wellness clinic focuses on an integrated, traditional and evidence based healthcare model of Trussville and its neighborhoods.

Background and History

• The Trussville Urgent Care and Wellness was established by a group of experts over 17 years ago, and the Trussville branch was established in 2007.
• The owner and the doctor of Trussville Urgent Care and Wellness is Dr. Kelly Michel, MD.
• In 2005, she facilitated the establishment of care clinics in Alabama and participated in the COVID-19 community response.
• The Trussville Urgent Care and Wellness serves Trussville, Clay, Centerpoint and Roebuck as well as two other locations.

Services and Programs

Trussville Urgent Care and Wellness offers urgent services due to non life threatening illness and injuries such as:

• Colds and flu
• Strep throat
• Fractures
• Urinary tract infections
• Allergic reactions

Medically Supervised Weight Loss

• Trussville Urgent Care and Wellness is a clinic that provides custom-weight loss plans that are medically-monitored with Semaglutide injections.
• Such programs can involve specialized diets, intravenous infusions and home based treatment.
• The Trussville Urgent Care and Wellness clinic in Alabama provides a compounded pharmacy to sell Semaglutide at the cash pay mean rate.

Med Spa Treatments

Trussville Urgent Care and Wellness has a Med spa that offers laser hair removal, skin tightening, tattoo removal and other beauty services.

Other Services 

• Trussville Urgent Care and Wellness offers other services such as drug testing, IV infusion and vaccination.
• The Trussville Urgent Care and Wellness On-site diagnostics include X-rays, EKG capabilities and high complexity PCR lab.

Physicians and Medical Practitioners 

Dr. Kelly Michel, MD, is an owner and a physician at Trussville Urgent Care and Wellness.

Her background includes:

• B.S. Biology, University of Lafayette, 1988.
• Louisiana State University, MD.
• LSU School of Medicine Earl K. Long Medical Center Residency.
• Emergency Medicine, Board Certified.

Shelby Weber, CRNP, is a Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner working at Trussville Urgent Care and Wellness.

Her background includes:

• BSN, University of Alabama, 2013.
• University of Alabama at Birmingham, 2019, Master of Science in Nursing.
• The American Academy of Nurse Practitioners certified him as board-certified.
• Experience in UAB: 6 years.

Madelaine Lott, CRNP, works as a Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner at Trussville Urgent Care and Wellness.

Her background includes:

• University of Alabama, 2009, BSN.
• University of Alabama at Birmingham, 2012- Family Nurse Practitioner degree.
• Board-certified American Academy of Nurse Practitioners.
• More than a decade in the company of Trussville Urgent Care and Wellness.
• CVICU work experience in Trinity Medical Center.

Reviews and Patient Feedback

• Google: 3.6/5 stars out of 86 reviews.
• Facebook 4.5/5 stars based on 58 reviews.
• Yelp 3.5 of 5 stars based on 10 reviews.

Other directory entries list a 5.0 Google rating on 170 reviews but it is not clear whether this rating is of Trussville Urgent Care and Wellness or a different clinic or location with the same name.

Other Review Notes

Reviews of employees state that it is a fast paced, friendly environment, there are amazing staff but some of the older reviews posted during 2012-2018 have issues with management and team cohesion.

Patients commonly mention:

• Good location of Trussville Urgent Care and Wellness.
• Trussville Urgent Care and Wellness employees.
• Diagnostics of the Trussville Urgent Care and Wellness.
• On-site weight loss services 

Patients complaints 

• Some of the frequent complaints are long queues and billing issues.
• Trussville Urgent Care and Wellness welcomes the feedback of patients on Google and Facebook.

Pricing and Value Signals

Semaglutide Injections

• At Trussville Urgent Care and Wellness, reportedly, the semaglutide injections begin at around $270 with the initial visit and one month of the injections.
• There is reported pricing in the form of some dosage based, between $250 and $270.
• The Alabama compounding pharmacy is employed by Trussville Urgent Care and Wellness to provide cheaper cash pay rates.

Other Pricing Notes

• The price of medical spa treatment is not publicly accessible.
• Trussville Urgent Care & Wellness takes insurance companies but details are not posted on certain coverage.
• The Trussville Urgent Care and Wellness states that they provide affordable prices to the insured and uninsured patients.

Pricing Competitor Comparisons

• The other providers in the area are characterized as having varied pricing mechanisms but it is not Trussville Urgent Care and Wellness.
• Tirzepatide initial consultation $110 + follow-ups $330–$360 (The Urgent Care)
• Semaglutide weekly plans $75, monthly $250, 12-week $699 (Express Health Urgent Care)
• Drip Trussville IV Therapy offers weekly compounded Semaglutide injections through telehealth and monthly prescriptions (described as a separate entity)

Verification Notes

• The costs of the clinic services after the month are not easy to find.
• The clinic does not share information about how its weight loss services work.
• We do not know who all the staff members are at the clinic, including the main doctors.
• The price of Semaglutide is not clear. Some people say it is 250$. Some people say it is 270 V.
• It is hard to know which reviews are for this clinic and which are for clinics with similar names.
• The clinic uses a version of Semaglutide that is not made by a big company. This is something patients should know about Semaglutide. The clinic uses this version of Semaglutide and patients should understand what this means for Semaglutide.