Emergency Services

Our Urgent Care clinics in Avon and Gypsum are same-day, walk-in clinics for minor illnesses or injury. Urgent Care clinics are a great resource if your primary doctor is not available. They treat the following medical symptoms right away.

• Altitude sickness
• Respiratory and urinary tract infections
• Cough, cold, fever and flu symptoms
• Minor cuts and burns
• Minor fractures, strains and sprains
• Stomach illness and dehydration

Please note, children may display different symptoms than adults. Always get immediate medical attention if you think a child is having a medical emergency.

The following symptoms are best evaluated in an Emergency Department. 

• Persistent chest pain, especially if it radiates to your arm or jaw or is accompanied by sweating, vomiting  
• Chest or upper abdominal pain or pressure
• Difficulty breathing, shortness of breath
• Confusion or changes in mental status, including suicidal thoughts
• Any sudden or severe pain, particularly in the abdomen or starting halfway down the back
• Sudden clumsiness, loss of balance, fainting or dizziness
• Sudden difficulty speaking, or trouble understanding speech 
• Sudden weakness or paralysis, especially on one side of the face or body
• Severe heart palpitations
• Sudden, severe headache
• Sudden testicular pain and swelling
• Newborn baby with a fever (a baby less than three months old with a temperature of 100.4 degrees or higher needs to be seen right away)
• Falls that cause injury or occur while taking blood thinning medications
• Sudden vision changes, including blurred or double vision and full or partial vision loss
• Broken bones or dislocated joints
• Deep cuts that require stitches — especially on the face — or a large open wound that won’t stop bleeding
• Head or eye injuries
• Severe flu or cold symptoms
• High fevers or fevers with rash
• Vaginal bleeding during pregnancy
• Severe and persistent vomiting or diarrhea
• Serious burns
• Seizures without a previous diagnosis of epilepsy
• Blood in your stool or urine
• Uncontrolled bleeding
• Coughing or vomiting blood
• Infection with severe symptoms
• After-hours care for minor illnesses or injuries if no other option is  available

Please note, children may display different symptoms than adults. Always get immediate medical attention if you think a child is having a medical emergency.