Sanford Health Walk-in Clinics

That's right. When colds, flu and aches and pains pop up at the most inconvenient time, there is a Sanford Health no-appointment-necessary walk-in clinic open every day of the year, including nights, weekends and holidays. Just walk in to any of Sanford Health's four walk-in clinics for quick, convenient care provided by expertly trained health care providers.

For your convenience, our Sanford North Walk-in Clinic and Sanford Downtown Walk-in Clinic in Bismarck and Sanford Health Walk-in Clinic in Minot serve all ages and are open every day of the week, including weekends, evenings and holidays. Our Sanford Children's Walk-in Clinic in Bismarck offers walk-in hours 8 a.m.—8 p.m. weekdays.

Thanks to Sanford Health's innovative electronic medical records system, your medical records from any Sanford Health doctor will be immediately accessible at any of our four walk-in clinic locations within the western region of Sanford Health headquartered in Bismarck.

Making the right decision

The walk-in clinics are not intended to be a substitute for an emergency room. In a true emergency, dial 911 or go to the nearest emergency room. The walk-in clinics are not intended to treat chronic conditions or serious medical conditions. See your personal doctor in those cases.

Go to the emergency room if you have:

Chest pain or pressure, dizziness or other heart attack symptoms Slurred speech, paralysis or other stroke symptoms Shortness of breath Difficulty breathing Severe cuts Severe burns Head injuries with a loss of consciousness Severe abdominal pain Unexplained high fever

A baby younger than three months with breathing trouble or fever Severe and unusual headache Seizures Emergency childbirth Bleeding that does not stop Drug overdose Poisoning Life-threatening injuries Severe allergic reactions

Go to the walk-in clinic if you have:

Sore throats Earaches Cold and flu symptoms Fever Sinus infections Sprains and strains Minor cuts Minor burns Headaches

Backaches Stomachaches Vomiting Diarrhea Bladder infections Pinkeye Dizziness Stings, bites or poison ivy Respiratory infection

Recommended link

Emergency care for you
http://www.emergencycareforyou.org
On the Emergency Care for You website you can find a wealth of information on a great number of emergency medicine topics. The Your Health tab provides viewers with information such as injury prevention, diseases and infections, and elderly safety. The Emergency Manual tab provides information on how to perform CPR, what to do in an emergency, holiday and seasonal safety, and much more. Additional tabs provide access to Vital Care (a magazine for ER Waiting Rooms), patient stories from the ER, information regarding legislation that will affect ER services and standards, and information about the American College of Emergency Physicians Foundation.

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