Do You Need Urgent Care or Emergency Care?

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January 9, 2025

When you need care fast, we are here to help.

While our urgent care clinics and emergency departments both provide immediate care for symptoms that can’t wait, it’s helpful to know what can be treated at each location to reduce wait times and get you the care you need when you need it.

Urgent Care

  • Cough, flu and sinus infection
  • COVID symptoms
  • Earaches
  • Laceration repair
  • Minor burns
  • Minor eye injuries, infections or irritations
  • Pneumonia and bronchitis
  • Sports injuries
  • Sprains, fractures and dislocations
  • Superficial abscesses
  • Urinary symptoms

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Emergency Care

  • Abdominal pain, nausea, and vomiting
  • Burns
  • Chest pain
  • Diabetes/ blood sugar concerns
  • Difficulty breathing
  • Flank pain
  • Headache, dizziness, or fainting
  • Head injury
  • Stroke
  • Uncontrolled bleeding

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Urgent Video Visit

North Memorial Health offers urgent video visits with appointments available today or tomorrow for certain conditions:

  • Cough, flu and sinus infection
  • COVID symptoms
  • Earaches
  • Laceration repair
  • Minor burns
  • Minor eye injuries, infections or irritations
  • Pneumonia and bronchitis
  • Urinary symptoms

Please note: We can only offer urgent video visits to current North Memorial Health patients ages 12 or over who will be in Minnesota at the time of their visit. A MyChart account is required to conduct the virtual visit. Sign up for MyChart.

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24/7 Call Center & Nurse Line

If you need assistance deciding which care type to choose, please call 763-581-CARE to reach our customer service representatives and nurses who are available for anyone, anytime, to answer health-related questions.

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