Locating Healthcare Services

What is a Primary Care Doctor?

Primary care doctors (also known as primary care physicians/providers or PCPs) help patients manage their overall, long-term health. Patients should contact their primary care doctor when they have health problems that need attention but aren’t serious. Reasons to visit a primary care doctor include the following:

• Yearly routine check ups
• Preventative care
• Sick visits
• Treatment for non-urgent, long-term health issues such as diabetes or high blood pressure
• Prescriptions and medication management
• Specialist referrals

Find a Primary Care Doctor

• Students:
  • Emory's Student Health Services provides primary care services.
• Benefits-Eligible Employees:
  • Visit the Human Resource's Medical Coverage page for help finding a provider that takes Emory insurance.
• All Students, Scholars and Dependents:
  • Find an Emory primary care doctor or location
  • Alternatively, visit Emory Healthcare's Find a Location page and select "Primary Care" under "Care Type."
  • Important:
    • It is highly recommended that students/scholars/dependents determine if a particular medical provider is considered "in-network" prior to making an appointment.
    • Contact the medical provider and/or health insurance company to verify health insurance plan coverage and obtain a cost estimate. 

What is a Walk-In/Retail/Minute Clinic?

Walk-in clinics (also called retail or minute clinics) offer convenient, affordable care for minor, common illnesses or injuries when someone cannot immediately see their primary care doctor. Someone can visit a walk-in clinic if experiencing mild to moderate illness. Care is often with a nurse practitioner. Reasons to visit a walk-in clinic include the following:

• Non-severe flu
• Sore or strep throats
• Sinus infections
• Non-severe allergy symptoms
• Skin rashes
• Urinary tract and bladder infections
• Minor strains and sprains
• Vaccinations
• Smoking cessation and weight-loss programs
• Basic health screenings and monitoring such as blood pressure and glucose level checks

Find a Walk-in Clinic

The Emory Healthcare Network has partnered with MinuteClinic providers to offer basic medical services to patients who are experiencing non-life threatening symptoms but can not wait for an appointment with their primary care physician. For more information visit Emory Healthcare's Peachtree Immediate Care & MinuteClinics page. 
 

What is Urgent Care?

Urgent Care provides immediate and after normal-business-hours care for non-life threating illnesses or injuries. Someone can visit an urgent care for a moderate to serious illness or injury that isn’t life-threatening. Care is often with a doctor, physician assistant or nurse practitioner. Reasons to visit an urgent care include the following:

• Allergic reaction
• Eye infection or injury
• Earache
• Sore or strep throat
• Common cold or flu
• Upper respiratory infection such as bronchitis
• Nausea or vomiting
• Stomach pain
• Diarrhea
• Sprain or strain
• Broken bone or fracture
• Cut that may need stitches
• Minor burn
• Insect or animal bite

Find an Urgent Care

The Emory Healthcare Network has partnered with Peachtree Immediate Care to offer urgent care medical services to patients who are experiencing non-life threatening symptoms but can not wait for an appointment with their primary care physician. For more information visit Emory Healthcare's Peachtree Immediate Care & MinuteClinics page. 

Alternatively, visit Emory Healthcare's Find a Location page and select "Urgent Care" under "Care Type."

What is an Emergency Room?

Emergency rooms deliver immediate care for life-threatening illnesses and severe injuries. Care is with a team of health care professionals who are available 24 hours a day/7 days a week. Students/scholars/dependents experiencing any of the following conditions should go to the closest emergency department or call 911:

• Changes in vision
• Fainting, dizziness, weakness, or lack of mobility
• Confusion or changes in mental status
• Head or neck injury
• Suspected concussion
• Difficulty breathing or shortness of breath
• Coughing or vomiting blood
• Chest or upper abdominal pain lasting more than several minutes
• Heart attack or stroke
• Broken bones that break through the skin
• Uncontrollable bleeding
• Sudden or severe pain
• Severe or persistent vomiting or diarrhea
• Suicidal or homicidal feelings
• Poisoning

Find an Emergency Room

Visit Emory Healthcare's Find a Location page and select "Emergency Care" under "Care Type."