Urgent Health and Wellness

As hospitals across the state and country combat long wait times and overcrowding, it's important to understand when residents should visit an emergency room, an urgent care center, and when to call 9-1-1. Emergency rooms are available 24-hrs a day and are qualified to respond to life-threatening medical emergencies. Urgent care centers can help with non-life-threatening medical problems. Residents are always encouraged to call 9-1-1 if you are experiencing a medical emergency. We will continue our efforts to ensure all our residents are thriving and healthy.

When to go to an Emergency Room

Emergency Rooms (Emergency Departments) are available 24 hours a day, every day of the year and have special equipment and highly skilled and qualified to respond to life-threatening medical emergencies.

Go to the emergency department if you experience the following:

Trouble breathing
Facial drooping or weakness in an arm or leg
Chest pain
Bleeding that lasts longer than 10 minutes
Seizures
Head trauma
Sudden acute headache/dizziness
Major broken bones
Coughing or vomiting blood
Sudden confusion, disorientation
Severe abdominal pain
Swallowed a foreign object

When to go to the Urgent Care

Urgent care centers are same-day walk in clinics that can handle non-life-threatening medical problems and are a good option for when you are not injured or not feeling well, but it’s not serious enough for the emergency room. No appointment is necessary. Many Urgent Cares also provide primary care, sports physicals, and vaccines.

Urgent Cares centers can address the most minor of ailments, such as:

Cough, congestion, without severe difficulty breathing
Mild flu-like symptoms
Sneezing or running nose
Sore throat
Muscle or body aches
Headache
Mild upset stomach, nausea, vomiting, and/or diarrhea
Rashes without fever
Sprains, Strains, minor bone fractures
Minor Cuts
Earache/Ear Pain
Painful urination
Pink eye, eye redness, discharge, or itchiness

When to Call 911

Always call 911 if you think you may be experiencing a medical emergency, some examples include:

Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing
Severe bleeding
Any symptoms of a heart attack, including chest pressure/pain, pain in the left arm or the jaw, sudden weakness, or dizziness
Signs of a stroke, such as slurred speech, severe headache, weakness, or numbness on one side of the face or body, or loss of consciousness
Life-or-limb-threatening injury

Allcare Of Maryland

-ELLICOTT CITY
9396 Baltimore National Pike, Ellicott City, MD 21042
410-480-9110 | www.allcarefamilymed.com/locations/ellicott-city/
Hours: Mon-Fri: 8 AM - 8 PM;
Sat–Sun: 8 AM - 5 PM

-COLUMBIA
8205 Snowden River Pkwy, Columbia, MD 21045
410-290-9990 | www.allcarefamilymed.com/locations/columbia/
Hours: Mon–Fri: 9AM–8PM;
Sat–Sun: 9AM–2PM

-FULTON
8175 Westside Blvd, Fulton, MD 20759
240-580-2650 | www.allcarefamilymed.com/locations/maple-lawn/
Hours: 8AM–8PM;
Sat–Sun: 12PM–6PM

Centennial Medical Group

8186 Lark Brown Rd, Elkridge, MD 21075
410-730-3399 | www.centennialmedical.com
Hours: Mon–Fri: 8AM–4:30PM

Chase Brexton

5500 Knoll N Dr #370, Columbia, MD 21045
410-837-2050 | www.chasebrexton.org/locations/columbia
Hours: Mon, Wed, Fri: 8:20AM–12PM, 1PM–4:40PM;
Tues: 8:20AM–12PM, 1PM–4PM;
Thu: 8:20AM–12PM; no afternoon walk-ins.

Concentra

-COLUMBIA
6656 Dobbin Road, Columbia, MD 21045
410-381-1330 | www.concentra.com
Hours: Mon–Fri: 8AM–5 PM

-ELKRIDGE
7377 Washington Blvd Suite 101, Elkridge, MD 21075
410-379-3051 | www.concentra.com
Hours: Mon–Fri: 8AM–5PM

CVS Minute Clinic

-ELLICOTT CITY
3300A Centennial Lane, Ellicott City, MD 21042
866-389-2727 | www.cvs.com/minuteclinic/clinic-locator/md/ellicottcity/2043.html?WT.mc…
Hours: Mon–Fri: 8:30 AM–7:30 PM;
Saturday: 9 AM–5:30 PM;
Sunday: 9 AM–4:30 PM

-ELKRIDGE
6480 Old Waterloo Road, Elkridge, MD 21075
866-389-2727 | www.cvs.com/minuteclinic/clinic-locator/md/elkridge/1909.html?WT.mc_id=…
Hours: Mon–Fri: 8:30AM–7:30PM;
Saturday: 9AM–5:30PM;
Sunday: 9AM–4:30PM

-FULTON
8197 Westside Blvd., Fulton, MD 20759
866-389-2727 | www.cvs.com/minuteclinic/clinic-locator/md/fulton/7139.html
Hours: Mon–Fri: 8:30AM–7:30PM;
Saturday: 9AM–5:30PM;

Elite Urgent Care

6100 Dobbin Road, Columbia, MD 21045
443-313-7531 | www.eliteurgentcaremd.com/
Hours: Mon–Thu: 8AM–6PM;
Friday: 8 AM–1PM;
Saturday: 9 AM–2PM

Expresscare Urgent Care

4900 Beaver Run Ct, Ellicott City, MD 21043
443-542-9630 | www.whywaitintheer.com/location/ellicott-city/
Hours: Mon–Sun: 9AM–9PM

Firstcall Medical Center

-CLARKSVILLE
6339 Ten Oaks Road, Suite 100, Clarksville, MD 21029
301 304-3111 | www.firstcallmedicalcenter.com
Hours: Mon–Fri 8AM–8PM;
Sat & Sun 8AM–5PM

-ELKRIDGE
8186 Lark Brown Rd Suite #201, Elkridge, MD 21075
410-730-3399 | www.firstcallmedicalcenter.com
Hours: Mon–Fri 7:30AM–4:30PM

-ELLICOTT CITY
10120 Baltimore National Pike, Ellicott City, MD 21042
410-694-7999 | www.firstcallmedicalcenter.com
Hours: Mon–Fri 8AM–10PM;
Sat & Sun 8AM–5PM

-LAUREL
10981 Johns Hopkins Road, Laurel, MD 20723
410-694-7999 | www.firstcallmedicalcenter.com
Hours: Mon–Fri: 8AM–10PM;
Sat & Sun 8AM–5PM

Medstar Health: Urgent Care

6334 Cedar Lane, Columbia, MD 21044
855-910-3278 | www.medstarhealth.org/locations/urgent-care-columbia?utm_campaign=mhs_c…
Hours: Mon–Sun: 8AM–8PM

Ouch Urgent Care

6020 Meadowridge Center Drive, Suite F,
Elkridge, MD 21075
443-776-3031 | www.ouchmd.com
Hours: Mon–Fri: 8:30AM–6:30PM;
Sat–Sun: 8:30AM–6:30PM

Patient First Columbia

5900 Cedar Lane, Columbia, MD 21044-3635
443-718-4067 | www.patientfirst.com
Hours: Mon–Sun: 8AM–8PM;
including weekends and holidays

Premier Health Express Urgent Care

9710 Patuxent Woods Drive, Suite 200,
Columbia, MD 21046
443-836-5376 | www.premierhealthexpress.com/
Hours: Mon–Fri: 9AM–5 PM

PM Pediatrics

6630 Marie Curie Drive, Elkridge, MD 21075
571-370-5437 | www.pmpediatriccare.com/location/columbia/
Hours: Mon–Sat: 12PM–12AM;
Sunday: 10AM–10PM

Quality First Urgent Care

-BURTONSVILLE
15646 Old Columbia Pike, Burtonsville, MD 20866
301-421-1214 | www.quality1urgentcare.com
Hours: Mon–Fri 8AM–8PM;
Sat–Sun 8AM–5PM

-CLARKSVILLE
6339 Ten Oaks Road, Suite 100, Clarksville, MD 21029
301-304-3111 | www.quality1urgentcare.com
Hours: Mon–Fri 8AM–8PM;
Sat–Sun 8AM–5PM

UM Urgent Care

5890 Waterloo Road, Columbia, MD 21045
667-214-2100 | www.umfpi.org
Hours: Mon–Fri: 8AM–8PM;
Sat & Sun: 8AM–6 PM;
Closed on Christmas Day, December 25

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Urgent Health and Wellness