If you have an urgent medical need that's not life-threatening when our office is closed, consider visiting an Urgent Care Center (UCC) instead of an emergency room.  By doing so, you will reduce your out-of-pocket costs and avoid the long waits of an emergency room.  UCCs treat non-life-threatening medical needs such as minor cuts where bleeding is controlled, earaches, skin rashes, sprains, colds, coughs, sore throat, and most fevers. They also treat abdominal pain, broken bones, painful urination, and mild shortness of breath.  If you do have a medical emergency, please call 911 or go to the nearest emergency room regardless of your insurance.

Your HMO coverage includes a network of full-service urgent care centers right in your area. They are a part of the network, so you don’t have to worry about unexpected costs.  Nearly all of these centers also have on-site diagnostic equipment, including blood draws and x-rays, to ensure quick treatment and recovery.

Visit your local HMO network urgent care if you have any of these symptoms:

• Mild abdominal pain
• Mild chest pain
• Palpitations (racing heartbeat, skipped beats, extra beats)
• Fever
• Headache
• Back pain
• Nose bleed
• Mild shortness of breath/breathing difficulty
• Sore throat, bad cough and cold symptoms
• Nausea, vomiting, diarrhea or constipation
• Rectal or vaginal bleeding
• Mild dehydration (IV medications/infusion)
• Cuts, scrapes, burns, bad bruises, sprains, fractures
• Mild car or bicycle accident
• Earache or toothache
• Dizziness
• Swollen or painful arms or legs
• Rash
• High blood pressure
• Vision/eye problem
• Bladder or kidney infection, kidney stone
• Evaluation for possible sexually transmitted infection
• Blood in stool or urine
• Neck pain
• Fainting/feeling light headed
• Abscess/boil
• Mild head/face injury
• Joint pain
• Diabetes (not controlled)