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Urgent Care Clinic

At our Pediatric Urgent Care Clinic, your child can get medical attention on weekday evenings, weekends and holidays. Our team of providers treats most common childhood ailments, such as fevers, sore throats, flu, stomachaches, ear infections, conjunctivitis, asthma, rashes and minor injuries.

For hours, directions and appointment scheduling, see "Our locations," below.

For patients of UCSF and its partner health care organizations, we also offer medical advice by phone on nights, weekends and holidays:

Pediatric Advice Nurse
M-F, 5 p.m. - 7 a.m.
Weekends & holidays, 24 hours
(415) 387-9293

NOTE: If you think your child may be having a life-threatening emergency, call 911 immediately or go directly to the nearest emergency room.

Where to go: emergency care or urgent care?

Go to the emergency room or call 911 for:

  • Chest pain
  • Coughing up blood
  • Difficulty seeing, speaking or breathing
  • Head injuries
  • Seizures
  • Severe injury or bleeding
  • Sudden dizziness or fainting
  • Unusual behavior or confusion

Urgent care can help with the following:

  • Asthma attacks
  • Cough or sore throat
  • Ear pain
  • Joint and muscle pain
  • Migraines and other headaches
  • Minor burns
  • Nausea, vomiting or diarrhea
  • Painful urination
  • Respiratory infections
  • Skin infections

Make an appointment with your primary care provider for:

  • Physical exams
  • Routine wellness needs
  • Chronic pain
  • Chronic disease management

Insurance

Before scheduling an appointment at one of our clinics, please check your benefits with your insurance company. If your plan covers this visit, it will cost only as much as an office visit or your regular co-payment. Co-pays are due at the time of service. If you're uncertain or you have other questions about your coverage, please contact your insurance carrier and visit the UCSF Health GoHealth page on insurance and pricing related to urgent care.

For questions about coverage at our MarinHealth-affiliated Larkspur clinic, please visit the MarinHealth Medical Network page on insurance.

 

About our affiliations

Our San Francisco and Oakland locations are staffed through UCSF Benioff Children's Physicians, and our Oakland location is managed through an affiliation with GoHealth Urgent Care.

Our San Rafael location, managed through our partnership with MarinHealth, is the only urgent care center in Marin County that cares exclusively for children under 18.

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    • Photo I.D.
    • Health insurance card
    • Insurance authorization, if required
    • Doctor's referral, if required
    • Recent test results related to your child's condition
    • List of medications, including dosages, plus any your child is allergic to
    • List of questions you may have
    • Device or paper for taking notes

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