Where to Go
Your Family Doctor, Urgent Care or Emergency Department – Where Should You Go?
When you need care, it is important that you seek the appropriate level of care for your needs. Doing so ensures you receive the appropriate care, are seen in a timely manner and are charged the appropriate amount for the level of care you need.
Dial 9-1-1 immediately for any medical problem that appears life-threatening.
For care and treatment of non-urgent issues
For most medical concerns, contact your primary care doctor first. Your doctor is your partner in good health and is most familiar with your medical history. Your doctor gives routine care and treatment when it is not an emergency.
For immediate needs, but not life-threatening
Urgent care can treat any health problem where you need to be seen quickly, but it is not an emergency.
Urgent Care has evening and weekend hours when your primary care doctor may not be available.
For any life or death emergency or urgent afterhours need (24/7)
When you are having a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
You should follow up with your primary care doctor after a visit to an emergency room.
Find a COVID-19 testing site
No COVID Testing at Emergency Departments
Trinity Health Mid-Atlantic Emergency Departments are NOT public COVID testing sites. You should NOT come to the emergency department with mild COVID symptoms or for COVID testing. If you have serious symptoms like a high fever, trouble breathing, or chest pain, please call 9-1-1 or immediately go to the emergency department for care.