Urgent Care

We know kids.

Everywhere you look, there’s an ouchie waiting to happen. Luckily, there are Nationwide Children’s Hospital Close To Home Centers with urgent care services waiting to help. Where you don’t just get care, you get the right care. Because our urgent care centers are staffed with pediatric experts who specialize in caring for kids. Only kids.

Nationwide Children’s Close To Home Centers with urgent care services provide urgent medical care for children when their pediatrician or family doctor’s office is closed or unavailable.

You should always call your child’s pediatrician or family doctor first.  And always call 911 if you think your child is experiencing a medical emergency or life-threatening condition.  If you think someone is poisoned, call the Central Ohio Poison Center at 1-800-222-1222.

Urgent Care Locations

Downtown
Main Campus of Nationwide Children’s Hospital
Open 8 am – 11 pm every day

The Downtown Urgent Care works with the Emergency Department to ensure each child receives the best possible care in the appropriate location.

Nationwide Children’s offers four urgent care locations with evening and weekend hours:
Monday – Friday: 3 pm – 10 pm
Saturday & Sunday: Noon – 8 pm

Canal Winchester Close To Home Center
Dublin Close To Home Center on Hospital Dr.
East Columbus Close To Home Center
Westerville Close To Home Center on N. Cleveland Ave.

What to Bring

Please bring your insurance card, a list of all medications, vitamins and herbal supplements your child is currently taking, and your child’s current immunization record. Print a Medication Tracking Form.

Insurance Coverage

Urgent care services are usually covered by health insurance. Many plans, however, require authorization from your child’s doctor for urgent care service. This means you should notify your doctor when you visit us. If you have coverage questions, call the Customer Service department at your health plan.

Nationwide Children’s Hospital has financial assistance programs for those who qualify. For more information, call (614) 722-6855.

Follow-Up Report

Nationwide Children’s will send a follow-up report to your child’s doctor to help keep your child’s medical record complete and to assist your physician if any follow-up care is needed.