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Texas Children’s Urgent Care brings expert after-hours and weekend pediatric care right to your neighborhood. We are staffed by Texas Children’s board-certified pediatricians, physician assistants, nurses and nurse practitioners who specialize in pediatric care. Our Urgent Cares are designed to meet the unique needs of children and teens.
We accept many insurance plans and offer affordable self-pay options.
Common conditions we treat
Flu/COVID-19 Test
Allergic reaction
Asthma
Cough, cold or congestion
Ear pain
Fever in infants older than 8 weeks
Minor burn
Minor injury from fall or sport
Pink eye
Rash
Simple laceration
Skin infection
Sore throat
Sprain and strain
Urinary tract infection
Vomiting and diarrhea
Common procedures we perform
- Antibiotic injections
- Breathing treatments
- Fracture care and splinting
- IV fluid infusions
- Laceration repair (stitches, staples and skin glue)
- Sports Physicals (Houston locations only)
- Urine catheterization
- Wound care
- X-rays
Urgent Care vs. Emergency Care
More than half of visits to the emergency room are for non-emergencies. How do parents know when to bring their child to a pediatric urgent care clinic or a pediatric emergency room? This guide can help:
Urgent Care Clinic
- Allergic reactions
- Asthma
- Cough
- Croup
- Ear pain
- Fever
- Flu
- Minor burns
- Minor injuries from falls or sports
- Pink eye
- Rashes
- Simple lacerations
- Sinus infections
- Skin infections
- Sore throat
- Sprains and strains
- Urinary tract infections
- Vomiting and diarrhea
Emergency Center
- Bleeding that won’t stop
- Extensive or complicated cuts or lacerations
- Fainting or head injury with loss of consciousness or disorientation
- Loss or change of vision
- Major fracture that breaks the skin or is at a severe angle
- Seizures without a previous diagnosis of epilepsy
- Snake bites
- Spinal injuries
- Sudden change in mental state
- Sudden shortness of breath or difficulty breathing
- Vomiting or coughing up blood
Any conditions which threaten a child’s life or limb should be treated at a pediatric emergency center, which can also provide initial stabilization for severely injured pediatric patients.
Important: Texas Children’s Urgent Care specializes in after-hours care but your child still needs to have a general pediatrician.
If your child is seen at one of our Urgent Care locations, our providers will send a summary of the visit to your child’s primary care doctor. If you do not have a pediatrician, our staff will provide you with a list of Texas Children’s Pediatrics providers and locations.