Your throat began hurting around lunchtime, right before you had that big afternoon work meeting to attend. By the time you arrive home, your muscles ache and you feel feverish. You walk through the door expecting to get some TLC, only to find that your husband and 8-year-old are sick, too. But it’s 7:00 at night—your doctor’s office is closed and your symptoms aren’t severe enough to go to the emergency room. Looks like you and your family are going to have to wait until morning to get the care you need to feel better.
But before you suffer overnight, there’s a better option close to home. Doctors at Montefiore Urgent Care provide high-quality care for illnesses and injuries that aren’t life-threatening and would normally be treated in doctors’ offices. Montefiore Urgent Care is a new service offered by the Montefiore Medical Group.
“We’re excited about offering this new service because people’s health shouldn’t have to wait,” says Don Raum, MD, regional medical director of Montefiore Medical Group 3 and assistant professor of Medicine at Albert Einstein College of Medicine. “Patients can now get expert care for less serious conditions after hours without having to wait for their doctors’ offces to open or making a trip to the busy ER.”
WHEN TO TURN TO URGENT CARE
The Urgent Care center doesn’t replace the level of critical care offered in an ER or the services provided by your regular doctors. But medical professionals at the center are available when you or your family members face some of these medical issues:
- Allergies and asthma symptoms
- Bladder and urinary problems
- Sore throat, upper-respiratory infections and other symptoms of coughs, colds and the flu
- Ear and eye problems
- Muscle aches, pains, strains, sprains
- Nausea, diarrhea, vomiting
- Pain in the back, pelvis or stomach
GET BETTER, SOONER
Our board certified physicians, nurses and other support personnel provide prompt walk-in medical treatment in a comfortable, caring environment. Montefiore Urgent Care also offers EKGs, X-rays and some laboratory tests onsite.
Montefiore Urgent Care features well-designed patient exam rooms, state-of-the-art equipment, a comfortable waiting area and ample, secure parking. The facility is located at the Bronx East Montefiore Medical Group practice at 2300 Westchester Avenue, which is convenient to bus routes and subway lines. The center is open seven days a week during the following hours:
Monday—Friday: 3:00 to 10:00 pm
Saturday, Sunday and most holidays:
9:00 am to 5:00 pm 
When to Go to the ER
Call 911 or go to the nearest hospital emergency
department if you aren’t sure how serious
your condition is or you develop some of these
potentially serious symptoms:
- Severe shortness of breath
- Chest pain or other heart attack symptoms
- Blurred vision, slurred speech or other stroke symptoms
- Coughing up or vomiting blood
- Uncontrolled pain or bleeding
- Fractured or broken bones
- Major injuries or burns
- Poisoning (call Poison Control first at 1-800-222-1222)
- Feeling suicidal or homicidal
Can’t Wait to Feel Better? 
The articles in this publication are from Montefiore Medical Center’s publication Keeping You Healthy and are not intended to provide specific advice or recommendations to any individual or group.
This publication is for information purposes only.