It’s a difficult question to answer during a high-stress situation: Should I go to Urgent Care or an Emergency Room?
NextCare is helping make those non-life-threatening decisions a little easier for you and your family.
With more than 40 locations across the Valley (56 total within Arizona), NextCare is a convenient, Tier 1 in-network option within all ACN payor partner health plans. In recent months, NextCare has further established new benefits and services (with more coming in 2026) that can save you hundreds or even thousands of dollars while still providing high-quality, licensed care.
Available Services
You probably already think of Urgent Care settings for falls, sprains, illness tests, rashes, or possible broken bones. And while urgent care centers do support patient care for those common ailments, many NextCare locations also provide:
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- Physicals (sports, employment, school)
- Prescribing certain medications
- Pediatric care
- X-rays
- Lab and blood services
- STD testing
- Antibody testing (COVID, strep throat, Valley Fever, and more)
- Immunizations and vaccines (COVID, flu, hepatitis, tetanus, and more)
Online Scheduling and Access
In many instances, an ER or hospital was the only option for care after 5 p.m. or on weekends.
Today, however, nearly every NextCare location offers extended hours until 8 p.m., including weekends and holidays.
Two Valley locations are open daily until midnight (Dobson and Frye roads in Chandler; Thomas Road and 16th St. in Phoenix), along with two locations in Tucson. The Glendale location (NE corner of Loop 101 and Northern Ave.) is open 24 hours.
NextCare has further strengthened its online presence by offering both same-day and advanced online appointment scheduling. This allows you to schedule a visit ahead of time around your schedule, and avoid prolonged, first-come, first-serve wait times in an ER or hospital.
Additionally, NextCare offers Virtual or Telehealth appointments until midnight with a state licensed practitioner, for those occasions when time, transportation, or health and safety is a challenge to receiving the care you need.
Find your nearby locations and schedule an online appointment through the NextCare website. You may also locate and schedule through ACN’s Find an Urgent Care/Facility search engine, and select Urgent Care in the Type menu.
