COVID-19 update: Our Express Care clinics remain open to serve our patients. During this time, we have implemented additional screening precautions to keep you and our caregivers safe.
- If you do NOT have symptoms of COVID-19 and are using Express Care for an unrelated concern, please walk in or save your spot below. (COVID symptoms include fever, a new cough or a new shortness of breath.)
- If you think you may have COVID-19 or if you have related symptoms, please do NOT walk in or save your spot online. Call our nurse line,
800-926-8273, first to speak with a nurse who will evaluate your potential risk and guide you to appropriate care. For more details on the nurse line, testing and possible symptoms, see
COVID-19 Nurse Line.
Express Care is a walk-in option for minor health care needs — including coughs and colds, sore throats, ear infections and simple fractures or sprains — as well as wellness visits for certain kinds of prescriptions or camp or school health screenings. Walk in for same-day care or check to see how many people are waiting and
save your spot in line.
We have clinics in several San Diego County locations and they are staffed by experienced, board-certified nurse practitioners. X-ray services are available at some locations, but there are no lab services. Any results will be recorded in your
MyUCSDChart account.
Express Care Locations
Hours: 8 a.m. – 5 p.m., 7 days a week
(Closed: 12–1 p.m. for lunch, and on
UC San Diego holidays)
Note: Express Care in Eastlake will be temporarily closed in the morning of Saturday, 4/4, for facility maintenance work. The clinic's hours will be 1 to 5 p.m.
Downtown San Diego
203 West F St.
San Diego, CA 92101Phone: 800-926-8273
Map and directionsNo X-ray servicesEncinitas
1505 Encinitas Blvd.
Encinitas, CA 92024Phone: 800-926-8273
Map and directionsX-ray services: AvailableEastlake
2295 Otay Lakes Road, Suite 110
Chula Vista, CA 91915Phone: 800-926-8273
Map and directionsX-ray services: Available
Payment
Insurance and cash payments are accepted at Express Care clinics.
Symptoms and Conditions Treated at Express Care
Our board-certified nurse practitioners can diagnose and treat minor conditions in patients 6 months and older, including:
- Allergies
- Asthma
- Coughs and colds
- Earaches and ear infections
- Diarrhea and vomiting
- Fever or flu-like symptoms
- Sore throat or strep throat
- Sinus infections
- Minor burns, cuts and sprains
- Bladder or urinary tract infections
- Skin infections
- Simple fractures, sprains and strains
Walk-In Wellness Services
Express Care locations also offer:
- Flu vaccinations
- Blood pressure checks
- Sports physicals or health screenings for camp or school for children ages 6 and up
- EpiPen prescriptions
- STI testing and treatment
- Tuberculosis (TB) testing (Quantiferon (blood) testing only)
- Gynecology needs, including birth control prescriptions and pregnancy testing
Holiday Closures
Our Express Care clinics are closed on the following holidays. If a major holiday falls on Saturday or Sunday, it's typically observed on the closest weekday.
- New Year's Day
- Martin Luther King Jr. Day (third Monday in January)
- Presidents' Day (third Monday in February)
- César Chávez Day (last Friday in March)
- Memorial Day (last Monday in May)
- Independence Day (July 4)
- Labor Day (first Monday in September)
- Veterans Day (November 11)
- Thanksgiving (fourth Thursday in November)
- Friday after Thanksgiving
- Christmas Eve(December 24)
- Christmas Eve (December 25)
- New Year's Eve (December 31)