Urgent Care or ER?

Go to an Urgent Care Center if you have:

• Allergies (minor allergic reactions)
• Asthma
• Back pain, neck pain
• Bites from an animal or insect
• Bruises, cuts and scratches
• Cold or flu, cough or sore throat, pneumonia
• Ear and eye infections
• Fever and minor headaches 
• Minor burns and fractures
• Muscle cramps or spasms
• Rashes or minor swelling
• Sinus pain
• Sprains or strains to muscles/joints
• Urinary tract infections

Go to an Emergency Department if you have:

• Active bleeding that won't stop
• Allergic reaction that is severe
• Blood being coughed up
• Difficulty breathing
• Dizziness or fainting
• Head injury/trauma while on blood thinners
• Heart attack, chest pain or discomfort
• Major burns and fractures
• Poison or pills ingested
• Pregnancy-related problems: bleeding, pain
• Serious head injury
• Severe pain in neck or back
• Severe abdominal pain
• Stroke, difficulty with speech or weakness
• Sudden or severe headache
• Sudden loss of vision
• Sudden inability to walk, confusion or altered mental status

Pediatric emergencies

• Infant less than 2 months old 
• Infants with fever
• Infants or children with respiratory distress