Always call your ChristianaCare primary care team FIRST. They are your trusted partners for coordinating your overall care and making health decisions. Call your primary care team for:
It’s the weekend and you have a sore throat, need stitches or can’t sleep because of an earache? Urgent care centers are a great option when your primary care team is not available. Like their name says, emergency departments (EDs) are for true emergencies such as serious injuries or life-threatening illnesses.
If it’s a true medical emergency and you need help right away, call 911 or go to the nearest emergency department. For everything else, call your primary care practice or visit an urgent care center.
Primary Care Team
Urgent Care Centers
(Also known as medical aid units or walk-in clinics)
Emergency Department
(Also known as emergency rooms)
When to see
For all general health care, including well visits and physicals, help managing chronic conditions and when you have a minor injury or are just not feeling well.
When you need help but your primary care team is not available.
For serious and/or life-threatening medical needs only.
Primary Care Team
When to see
For all general health care, including well visits and physicals, help managing chronic conditions and when you have a minor injury or are just not feeling well.
Urgent Care Centers
(Also known as medical aid units or walk-in clinics)
When you need help but your primary care team is not available.
Emergency Department
(Also known as emergency rooms)
For serious and/or life-threatening medical needs only.
If you do seek care at an urgent care center or emergency department — or if you see a new medical specialist like a cardiologist for your heart or an obstetrician for pregnancy — be sure to give the name of your ChristianaCare primary care team.
Emergency Departments
(Also known as Emergency Rooms)
Primary Care Team
Urgent Care Centers
(Also known as medical aid units or walk-in clinics)
Chest pain or trouble breathing
Call 911
Choking
Call 911
Head, neck or spine injuries
Call 911
Poisonings
Call 911
Seizures
Call 911
Annual check up
Chronic condition management
General health questions
Asthma and allergies
COVID-19 symptoms
Cuts and burns — minor
Diarrhea and vomiting / stomach pain
Eye injuries — minor
Flu, cold and sore throats
Rashes
School or sports physicals
Sinus or ear infections
Sprains, strains and fractures
UTIs and STDs
Vaccinations
If you do seek care at an Urgent Care Center or Emergency Department — or if you see a new medical specialist like a cardiologist or an obstetrician for pregnancy — be sure to give the name of your ChristianaCare primary care team.