Know Where to Go for Care
Get answers to frequently asked questions about when to go to urgent care or an emergency room and find a location near you.
Understanding your care options in Southern Nevada
When every minute matters, knowing where to go can make all the difference. Learn about our freestanding emergency rooms, the difference between emergency rooms and urgent care facilities, find care near you and access resources to help you make informed decisions when you need care.
Expert advice, available 24/7
Free health-related advice is just a phone call away. Our licensed nurses will help you understand your symptoms, answer health-related questions, and navigate where to seek care.
Free health-related advice is just a phone call away. Our licensed nurses will help you understand your symptoms, answer health-related questions, and navigate where to seek care.
- 3Hospitals
- 1Dedicated pediatric hospital
- 20CareNow urgent care facilities
- 7Freestanding emergency rooms
What is a Freestanding Emergency Room
Emergency care. Close to home
A freestanding emergency room (FSER) provides the same level of emergency care as a hospital-based emergency department in a convenient neighborhood location.
Sunrise Health System’s freestanding emergency rooms are open 24 hours a day, seven days a week and are staffed by emergency medicine physicians and clinical teams trained to treat serious and life-threatening medical conditions.
Services include:
- Emergency medical care 24/7
- Advanced imaging, including CT and X-ray
- Laboratory testing
- Treatment for heart attack and stroke symptoms
- Pediatric emergency care
- Trauma and injury treatment
- Direct coordination with Sunrise Health System’s hospitals when additional care is needed
With locations throughout Southern Nevada, emergency care is available closer to where you live, work and travel.
Emergency Room or Urgent Care?
Choosing the right level of care
Knowing where to go can help you receive the care you need when you need it.
Visit an emergency room for:
- Chest pain or heart attack symptoms
- Stroke symptoms
- Difficulty breathing
- Severe bleeding
- Serious injuries
- Loss of consciousness
- Severe abdominal pain
- Major burns
Visit urgent care for:
- Cold and flu symptoms
- Ear infections
- Minor cuts and burns
- Sprains and strains
- Minor fractures
- Sore throat
- Fever
- Urinary tract infections