Urgent care centers offer a convenient alternative to emergency-room treatment for urgent but not life-threatening medical issues, and are more accessible than hospitals.

From chains to local clinics, these centers are important to know — especially for those who do not have a regular doctor or who have young, adventurous (or accident-prone) children.

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Photo by Mully Children’s Family via Flickr

What is an urgent care center?
An urgent care center is a type of walk-in clinic, not a hospital, that can be used as an alternative to an emergency room in cases where immediate care is required but the situation is not life-threatening. They are frequently located in retail storefronts (rather than medical office buildings), making them easy to spot and easy to reach.

Urgent care centers are typically run as for-profit businesses and have generous — although not around-the-clock — hours. It is often also possible to make an appointment in advance.

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Leaf Medical Center in Dumbo. Photo by Leaf Medical Center

When should I go to an urgent care center?
An urgent care center is an ideal option in cases where you require immediate assistance for an injury or illness, or require a prescription, but are unable to meet with your usual doctor or do not feel your condition is life-threatening enough for an emergency room visit. Urgent care centers are known for being more pleasant than emergency rooms, and often have a shorter wait in instances where you do not require immediate assistance.

Do urgent care centers take my insurance?
Urgent Care centers typically accept most insurance, including Medicare. Policies differ by clinic, however, so it is important to check before walking-in or making an appointment.

Where are the urgent care centers in Brooklyn?

Bay Ridge
Bay Ridge Urgent Care Center
9036 7th Avenue 11228
(718) 567-1400

UrgentWay Brooklyn
408 77th Street 11209
(718) 513-9196

RJ Urgent Care
464 Bay Ridge Avenue 11230
(718) 491-2003

CityMD
8712 4th Avenue 11209
(718) 530-1155

Treat & Release Center
8012 3rd Avenue 11209
(718) 745-5600

Bed Stuy
ModernMD Urgent Care
1248 Fulton Street 11216
(646) 604-8130

Metro Urgent Medical Care of Brooklyn
619 Throop Avenue 11216
(917) 966-9500

Halsey Family Health
1086 Broadway 11221
(718) 602-2086

Acorn School Base Clinic
1396 Broadway 11221
(718) 443-2989

Bensonhurst
ProHEALTH Urgent Care
6906 18th Avenue 11204
(718) 621-5933

Quality First Urgent Care
6010 Bay Parkway 11204
(718) 475-1700

Brooklyn Heights
ProHEALTH Urgent Care
26 Court Street 11242
(347) 335-0062

UMD Montague Urgent Care
109 Montague Street 11201
(718) 522-3383

Boerum Hill
CityMD
457 Atlantic Avenue 11217
(718) 530-1144

Cumberland Clinic
100 Flatbush Avenue 11217
(718) 237-9600

ProHEALTH Urgent Care
330 Court Street 11231
(718) 625-1600

PM Pediatrics
240 Atlantic Avenue 11201
(718) 246-5437

Borough Park
Brooklyn Urgent Care of Boro Park
1318 42nd Street 11219
(718) 395-6880

Boro Park Primary Care Clinic
1301 57th Street 11219
(718) 633-3968

Maimonides Medical Center
4802 10th Avenue 11219
(718) 283-6000

Brighton Beach
Belilovsky Pediatrics
523 Oceanview Avenue 11235
(718) 332-6652

Brownsville
Quick Docs
255 E 98th Street 11212
(718) 240-2644

ASJS Medical
255 E 98th Street 11212
(718) 240-2644

Brookdale Urgent Care Center
1235 Linden Boulevard 11212
(718) 975-8368

First Response Urgent Care
76 Belmont Avenue 11212
(718) 395-6444

Bushwick
Ahava Medical & Rehabilitation Urgent Care Center
16 Sumner Place 11206
(718) 924-2804

Canarsie
Canarsie Clinic
567 E 105th Street 11236
(718) 257-8286

Flatlands Medical Urgent Care
9613 Flatlands Avenue 11236
(718) 927-1355

Carroll Gardens
ProHEALTH Urgent Care – Carroll Gardens
330 Court Street 11231
(718) 625-1600

Cobble Hill
NYU Langone Cobble Hill
83 Amity Street 11201
(646) 754-7900

PM Pediatrics
240 Atlantic AVenue 11201
(718) 246-5437

CityMD
228-230 Court Street 11201
(718) 280-5362

Ditmas Park
First Care of NY
833 Flatbush Avenue 11226
(718) 675-6200

Dumbo
Leaf Medical
18 Adams Street 11201
(718) 285-3035

East Flatbush
Be Well Primary Health Care
2019 Nostrand Avenue 11210
(718) 434-0711

Primecare New
1014 Brooklyn Avenue 11203
(718) 675-2006

East New York
ARTC East New York Clinic
494 Dumont Avenue 11207
(718) 566-7923

Gravesend
Doshi Diagnostic
1783 Stillwell Avenue 11223
(718) 232-2871

ER-DOX Urgent Care
331 Kings Highway 11223
(718) 975-3774

Greenpoint
ProHEALTH Urgent Care of Greenpoint
833 Manhattan Avenue 11222
(347) 987-4040

Pediatric Immediate Care Brooklyn
698 Manhattan Avenue 11222
(718) 389-7337

Marine Park
Brooklyn UrgentCare
1977 Flatbush Avenue 11234
(877) 240-2582

Midwood
Ahava Medical & Rehabilitation Urgent Care Center
2555 Nostrand Avenue 11210
(718) 924-2798

Park Slope
Premier Care of Park Slope
418-420 5th Avenue 11215
(718) 965-2273

Prospect Heights
CityMD
228-230 Court Street 11201
(718) 280-5362

Dr. Gary Jean-Baptiste, MD
178 Flatbush Avenue 11217
(718) 398-8000

Sheepshead Bay
Prime Care on Bay LLC
1711 Sheepshead Bay Road 11235
(718) 332-8002

AdvantageCare Physicians
3245 Nostrand Avenue 11229
(718) 615-3777

Sunset Park
NYU Lutheran Medical Center
150 55th Street 11220
(718) 630-7000

Windsor Terrace
Interfaith Medical Center
528 Prospect Place 11238
(718) 613-4988

Williamsburg
CityMD
154 North 7th Street 11249
(718) 414-2013

Brooklyn UMD Urgent Medical Care
633 Driggs Avenue 11211
(347) 987-4144

Did we miss a Brooklyn urgent care clinic? Let us know in the comments and we’ll add it.

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