Philadelphia Urgent Care Centers

Urgent care centers typically provide after hour access for walk-in patients tending to acute illness and injury care. The injuries are often beyond the scope or time availability of the primary care provider.

An urgent care center should be expected to provide instant care for acute, non-life threatening illness and injury. Urgent care centers are not equivalent to emergency departments, but do help in reserving the nation's emergency room resources for the most critical conditions.

The area of Philadelphia, PA has a population of approximately 1,526,206 people. There are 957 urgent care centers near Philadelphia, which gives it a ratio of 1 urgent care center per 1,595 residents or a ratio of 1 urgent care center per 627 households. There are 599,819 households in Philadelphia.