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Emergency Room & Urgent Care

If you’re facing a life-threatening emergency, call 911 immediately or go to the Emergency Room near you. Visit walk-in Urgent Care for non-emergent conditions that need medical attention.​

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Visit the Emergency Room for:

  • Alcohol or drug intoxication or overdose
  • Bone fractures
  • Changes in vision or trouble speaking
  • Chest pain/heart attack
  • Confusion or change in mental status
  • Dizziness
  • Loss of consciousness/head injuries
  • Numbness or weakness on one side/stroke symptoms
  • Pregnancy-related problems (bleeding or abdominal pain)
  • Severe abdominal pain
  • Severe cuts
  • Severe headache - sudden onset
  • Sexual assault or domestic violence
  • Shortness of breath
  • Suicide attempt or suicidal thoughts or threats
  • Trauma such as a car accident, fall, drowning, violence, fire or sports/recreational injury

Visit walk-in Urgent Care for:

  • Cuts, scrapes and bruises
  • Ear pain/infection
  • Fever, colds and flu
  • Sinus and upper respiratory infections
  • Skin rashes, insect bites and minor burns
  • Sore/strep throat
  • Strains and sprains
  • Sudden back or neck pain
  • Urinary burning
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Need to be seen today but not urgently?

Check MyChart for Primary Care appointments, as early as same day, and avoid unknown wait times in Urgent Care. You must be a current patient to schedule in MyChart.

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You can visit our Emergency Room and walk-in Urgent Care services without a referral from your primary care provider. 

Find your local Emergency Room and Urgent Care or call 911.

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