Learn where to get immediate care and when to go to the emergency department.
Routine Primary Care
For annual check-ups, preventive vaccines, screenings, and health questions that are not urgent, contact your primary care doctor. If you don’t have one, we can help.
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Immediate Care
Have a cough, rash, or minor issue? Get same-day care at our urgent care, express care, or walk-in clinic. For orthopaedic injuries and early pregnancy concerns, see below.
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Emergency Care
If you are experiencing a life-threatening emergency, don’t wait. Call 9-1-1 or go to an Emergency Department near you if you can safely do so.
What’s considered an emergency?
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Questions? Read our FAQs
- Express and urgent care clinics: Open daily with same-day appointments, depending on availability. Hours and age seen vary by clinic. Click on each location to see more.
- Walk-in Clinic: Open Monday-Friday. No appointments necessary. For patients 2 years and older.
- Orthopaedic Acute Injury Program: Open Monday-Friday for patients 16 years and older.
- Early Pregnancy Clinic: Open daily for people who are up to 10 weeks pregnant.
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Saturday–Sunday: 8 a.m.–6 p.m.
Saturday – Sunday: 9 a.m. – 7 p.m.
(July 4th, Thanksgiving, and Christmas) 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.
(July 4th, Thanksgiving, and Christmas) 10 a.m.–3 p.m.
Holidays: Closed
Our team specializes in providing comprehensive care to people in the early stage of pregnancy. Offering a wide range of services customized to your needs, we’re dedicated to supporting you in a caring and compassionate environment.
At the Orthopaedic Acute Injury Program, we diagnose and treat a range of orthopaedic injuries that affect the arms, hands, knees, ankles, and feet. Our team cares for people age 16 and up who have had a non-life-threatening injury occur within the last 48 hours.
Call 9-1-1 or go to the Emergency Department immediately if you are experiencing:
- Chest pain or pressure
- Shortness of breath
- Sudden weakness or inability to walk, talk, see, or move
- Abdominal pain or severe nausea and vomiting
- Infections and sepsis
- Severe allergic reactions
- Seizure
- Trauma to the head, neck, or back
- Moderate to severe burns
- Broken bones, especially if the area is numb
- Poisoning or overdose
- Severe bleeding
- Loss of consciousness
- Injury from an accident or fall or other trauma
Adult Emergency
Marc and Laura Andreessen Adult Emergency Department
Pediatric Emergency
Marc and Laura Andreessen Pediatric Emergency Department
Adult and Children Emergency
Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley Emergency Department
Insurance
We accept a wide variety of insurance plans, including Aetna, Anthem Blue Cross, Blue Shield, Cigna, Humana, and United Healthcare. Contact your insurance provider directly to confirm coverage at Stanford Health Care. Our Patient Financial Counseling specialists can help you determine your coverage and any out-of-pocket expenses.
Call us at 650-724-4445.
You should go to an express care, urgent care clinic, or walk-in clinic for conditions and illnesses that are not life-threatening, such as:
- Abdominal pain
- Animal and insect bites
- Back pain
- Burns
- Cold
- Congestion
- Cough
- Cuts
- Diarrhea
- Ear infections
- Fever
- Flu
- Headaches
- Mild asthma
- Puncture wounds
- Rashes
- Sore throat
- Sprains
- Urinary tract infections
- Vomiting
You can get care at any Stanford Health Care Express Clinic, Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley Urgent Care Clinic, or the Stanford Walk-In Clinic even if you are not a current patient. You’ll just need to create a MyHealth account and make an appointment from there.
Yes, you may walk-in to the Stanford Walk-In Clinic at 211 Quarry Road in Palo Alto (see information above). You may also walk-in to an express care or urgent care, however we strongly recommend that you make an appointment to avoid longer wait times.
Going to an express care, urgent care, or walk-in clinic for non-life threatening emergencies will save you time and money. You’ll be seen more quickly. In addition, this will allow patients who need emergency care at the emergency department to be seen more efficiently and in a timely manner.
If you are experiencing any symptoms noted in the “For life-threatening emergencies” section above, call 9-1-1 or go to the emergency department immediately. Otherwise, you can call our advice nurse at 650-723-4000, who will be able to direct you to the right care.
Our express care, urgent care, and walk-in clinic teams consist of board-certified, fellowship-trained Stanford Medicine primary care doctors, working closely with our physician assistants and nurse practitioners who are all fully experienced in treating a variety of conditions and illnesses, and licensed to prescribe medications.
Ages vary per clinic. Please see locations above for details.
Stanford Express Care Clinic – Palo Alto
(For adults and children 6 months and older)
211 Quarry Road, Suite 102
Palo Alto, CA 94304
650-736-5211
Hours: 9:00 am – 9:00 pm
Stanford Express Care Clinic – San Jose
(For adults and children 6 months and older)
52 Skytop Street, Suite 10
San Jose, CA 95134
669-294-8888
Hours: 9:00 am – 9:00 pm
Stanford Express Care Clinic – Castro Valley
(For adults and children 6 months and older)
20642 John Drive
Castro Valley, CA 94546
510-785-5000
Hours: Monday - Friday 7:00 am - 7:00 pm
Saturday and Sunday 9:00 am - 7:00 pm
Stanford Medicine Imaging and Express Care – San Jose
(For adults and children 6 months and older)
798 South Winchester Boulevard
San Jose, CA 95128
408-984-7226
Hours: 9:00 am – 9:00 pm
Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley – Livermore Urgent Care
(For adults and children of all ages)
1133 E Stanley Blvd.
Livermore, CA 94550
925-373-4018
Hours: 10:00 am – 9:00 pm
Holidays: 10:00 am – 3:00 pm
(July 4, Thanksgiving, and Christmas)
Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley – Dublin Urgent Care
(For adults and children of all ages)
4000 Dublin Blvd., Ste. 150
Dublin, CA 94568
925-479-3773
Hours: 10:00 am – 9:00 pm
Holidays: 10:00 am – 3:00 pm
(July 4, Thanksgiving, and Christmas)