Urgent Care Centers in San Diego

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If you have a Medical Emergency, call 9-1-1 for an Ambulance. For other health care issues that need medical attention while you are visiting San Diego, you can get help at an Urgent Care Center. Listed below are Urgent Care Centers that are a part of the larger Medical Care Systems in San Diego.

San Diego Urgent Care Centers

This list includes the large, well-known health care systems in San Diego County. TourGuideTim Reveals San Diego does not vouch for the quality of care you may receive. It provides this information as a starting point on where you can address your medical needs while traveling in San Diego.

Sharp HealthCare – View the map of Sharp HealthCare facilities and then select Urgent Care to only show the locations of Urgent Care Centers. Locations are in Downtown San Diego, Chula Vista, La Mesa, Mira Mesa, Rancho Bernardo.

Scripps Clinic – Torrey Pines and Rancho Bernardo.

UC San Diego Medical Center – Hillcrest and La Jolla.

Palomar Pomerado Health – Poway and Escondido.

Rady Children’s Hospital – Mid-City, La Mesa, and Escondido.

You can also perform a Google Search for Urgent Care Centers in San Diego for more options.

Need Help on Finding the Closest Urgent Care Locations?

Taking into account only the larger medical healthcare systems noted above, here is some help for you to figure out which ones may be closest. You can also try a Google Search with the name of the area where you are staying and ‘urgent care’.

Near Downtown San Diego – Try Sharp HealthCare, which has a center downtown or UCSD, which has a center in Hillcrest.

South of Downtown San Diego – Try Sharp HealthCare, which has a center in Chula Vista.

East of Downtown San Diego – (Including the Descanso District of the Cleveland National Forest and the Desert Areas near highway I-8) – Try Sharp HealthCare, which has a center in La Mesa.

Coastal Areas North of Downtown San Diego – Try Scripps Clinic, which has a Torrey Pines location and UCSD, which has a La Jolla location.

Inland Areas North of Downtown San Diego (Including the Palomar District of the Cleveland National Forest, Julian, and Borrego Springs) – Try Palomar Pomerado Health, which has a location in Escondido.

Access to Human Health Services

Dial 2-1-1 for access to a wide range of health and human services. (Language Interpreters are available to assist callers with health related services.) If you have any trouble using 2-1-1, try dialing 1-858-300-1211.

Community Clinics

Another option is to visit one of 90 community health clinics throughout San Diego County. They do not handle trauma situations such as heart attacks and stroke. However, they do provide other health care services.

The clinics are meant to be used by the underinsured and uninsured.  However, no one is supposed to be turned away.  Patients pay for services on a sliding scale depending on their financial ability.

Council of Community Clinics – Find the locations and types of services provided by many, but not all, of the community clinics in San Diego County.

Family Health Center of San Diego – A large group of community clinics with locations near Downtown San Diego, Balboa Park, Mission Bay, South Bay, and East County.

The links on this page are provided as a resource, not as a recommendation on the quality of service you may receive. We hope you quickly overcome whatever ailment you may need to address so you can enjoy the rest of your  vacation. Take care.

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