Emergency care | Ascension
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Need care today? We're here for you

Whether you need emergency or urgent care, or want to talk to a doctor online or in-person -- find the care you need at an Ascension site of care.

When you choose Ascension sites of care, you'll find all the care you need, doctors who listen, convenience and care that's connected. When you need care right away, emergency care is close to home. ER care teams at Ascension sites of care are here 24/7 for life-threatening and severe illness and injury. When it’s not an emergency, but you still need to be seen right away, you’ll get the same level of compassionate care in our urgent and express care clinics or during a doctor’s visit in-person or online.

ER iconCare right away: 24/7 emergency care

Getting the right care at the right time can make a difference in an emergency. Doctors, nurses and care teams in our ERs work quickly to understand you and deliver the care that’s right for you and your family. When your child needs pediatric emergency care, doctors and care teams at our pediatric ERs are specially trained to care for children and their specific needs. You get an entire team dedicated to your care. So, as your healthcare needs change and become more advanced, we’re here for all your care needs and connecting the dots for your specialty care. Call 911 or go directly to an emergency room if you or a family member are experiencing:

  • Severe allergic reactions
  • Sudden abdominal pain (moderate to severe)
  • Severe burns
  • Sudden back pain (severe)
  • Coughing up or vomiting blood
  • Chest pain
  • Severe shortness of breath
  • Major trauma
  • Sudden or unexplained loss of consciousness
  • Pregnant and having labor pains
  • Sudden neurologic changes like weakness, difficulty speaking, numbness, difficulty walking, or loss of consciousness
  • Severe skin infections or complicated abscesses

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Clinic iconCare today: urgent and express care

When it’s less of an emergency, but you still need care right away, the right place to go is an urgent or express care clinic if your doctor’s office is closed. Doctors and care teams at our urgent and express care clinics deliver the right care for children and adults with minor injuries and illnesses. Walk in or check in online. If you need more advanced care, the doctor and care team you see will connect you with a specialist and other care services. Consider a visit to an urgent or express care clinic for:

  • Allergic reaction (moderate)
  • Bites
  • Burns (moderate)
  • Cold-like symptoms
  • Cuts that may require stitches
  • Mild asthma
  • Sudden back pain (moderate)
  • Minor headaches, minor head injuries
  • Nausea or diarrhea
  • Mild skin infections or abscesses
  • Sprains and strains

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Choose to be connected to our network of care and specialists

When you choose Ascension sites of care, you have an entire team dedicated to your care. If you need more care, we will connect you to experienced cardiologists, vascular specialists, heart surgeons, neurologists, orthopedic specialists, oncology specialists, pediatric specialists and more for the right follow-up care. Your care team also helps you manage your medications and sends prescriptions to Ascension Rx or your preferred pharmacy. And you will be connected to imaging and lab services, close to home.

If you are experiencing a life-threatening emergency, go directly to the ER or dial 911. Signs or symptoms of an acute emergency may include shortness of breath, chest pain, open fracture, fainting, severe bleeding, head injury or other major trauma, one-sided weakness or numbness, loss of consciousness or fainting, severe abdominal pain, or bites or stings.

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Areas Of Care

Ascension has a compassionate, personalized approach to Emergency Care.