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.
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
Looking for more care options?
Illnesses and injuries can happen anytime, anywhere. That's why we offer a variety of care options - making it easier to get the right care, at the right time.
How to connect
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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