Urgent care is for times when you need medical attention soon, but the problem isn’t life-threatening. Choosing urgent care can save you time and money, and it keeps emergency rooms free for serious emergencies. Urgent care clinics can treat:
- Minor injuries
- Minor burns
- Sprains and strains
- Cuts that may need stitches
- Some broken bones
- Animal bites
- Coughs
- Colds
- Sore throats
- Ear infections
- Flu symptoms
- Fever
- Pink eye
- Urinary tract infections (UTIs)
- Mild vomiting or diarrhea
- Mild allergic reactions
- Mild rash
- Mild asthma
- Other minor illnesses and injuries
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Go to the emergency room or call 911 for:
- Chest pain or pressure
- Trouble breathing
- Signs of a stroke (BE FAST): Balance loss, Eyes (sudden vision trouble), Face drooping, Arm or leg weakness, Speech slurred or confused, Time to call 911
- Severe bleeding
- A serious head injury
- Fainting or passing out
- Severe burns
- A possible poisoning or overdose
- Anything else that seems severe or life-threatening
If you’re not sure, call 911.
Our urgent care locations
If your primary care doctor’s office can’t give you an urgent appointment during business hours, or if it’s after hours, you can go to any of the contracted urgent care locations below.
Please call before you go. Hours can change without notice (holidays, staffing, closures).
Confirm the clinic's hours by phone before visiting.
The urgent care list is temporarily unavailable. Please call (661) 371-2790 or (855) 375-7825 (TTY: 711).