Where to go for Care
When minutes matter, knowing the difference can make the difference.
When injury or illness strikes, knowing where to seek the right care can be tricky – especially if symptoms seem severe and need to be addressed quickly. Here is a guide to help you make an informed decision, and direct you to the right place with the appropriate level of care.
For the care, you need now...
Emergency
If you are experiencing an emergency, call 9-1-1.
- Chest pain
- Difficulty breathing
- Head trauma
- Loss of consciousness
- Severe bleeding or pain
- Severe or persistent vomiting or diarrhea
- Sudden change in vision
- Sudden dizziness or weakness
- Sudden numbness or weakness in arm or leg
- Suicidal thoughts
Urgent Care Clinic
Walk-in treatment for minor to moderate conditions.
- Back pain
- Bronchitis
- Cold sores
- Cold & flu
- Cuts/lacerations
- Headache
- Insect bites
- Mild allergic reactions
- Minor burns
- Nausea & vomiting
- Pink eye
- Sinus infection
- Skin infection
- Sunburn
- Urinary tract infection
Orthopedic Urgent Care
Walk-in treatment for sports and activity related injuries.
- Ankle injuries
- Broken bones/fractures
- Dislocations
- Elbow injuries
- Foot injuries
- Hand injuries
- Hip injuries
- Knee injuries
- Sports related injuries related to concussion & spine
- Sprains & strains
- Wrist injuries
Online Urgent Care
A real-time, secure video visit with a local Saint Alphonsus provider.
- Allergies
- Cold sores
- Conjunctivitis/Pink eye
- Hand, foot & mouth disease
- Impetigo
- Lice
- Poison ivy
- Ringworm
- Scabies
- Shingles
- Sinus infection
- Sunburn
- Upper respiratory infection
- Urinary tract infection
To get started, log into your MyChart Account and select "Talk to a Doctor".
and the care you need for the future.
Primary Care
Building a relationship with a primary care provider gives you one point of care to help manage your health. From family practitioners to pediatricians and internists, these providers help you make healthier decisions to prevent or detect issues as well as manage existing conditions better. So you can live your healthiest life.
Specialty Care
Specialists have extra training, knowledge and experience to care for health issues that are highly specialized, on-going, serious, complicated or less common. Patients are typically referred to a specialist by their primary care provider.
Schedule your next appointment online, or call (208) 367 DOCS.