When your child has a sudden illness, injury or need a sports physical, take advantage of PediExpress, a pediatric walk-in care clinic at University Health. PediExpress is the only walk-in clinic in the San Antonio area with a board-certified pediatrician available throughout the week and open late on weekends.
Feel confident that your child, from infant to age 18, will get the best possible urgent care when they need it
By using our “Walk-in Care” feature, you and your child can get in line before arriving to the clinic. Existing patients can access this feature through their MyChart account.
For our younger patients, we have board-certified pediatricians available for walk-in care at our PediExpress, located on the first floor of our Robert B. Green Campus. We are open late on weekends.
Telemedicine
When you can’t make it to our clinic, we offer telemedicine visits for children with primary and urgent care providers from 6–10 p.m., Monday–Friday. Call 210-644-3209 to schedule an appointment.
Your primary care clinic also offers same-day appointments.
When To Go to a Walk-in Clinic
Knowing the difference between walk-in care and emergency room conditions are important when protecting your child’s health and wellbeing.
Our PediExpress clinic offers fast, convenient care for minor illnesses and injuries, such as:
- Asthma and allergies
- Broken bones
- Cold and flu
- Coughs and sore throats
- Diarrhea or vomiting
- Earaches and infections
- Fever and headaches
- Minor scrapes, cuts and burns
- Rashes
- Sprains
- Stomachaches
- Strep throat
- Urinary tract infections
At our walk-in care clinics, we accept most private insurance plans as well as:
- Medicaid
- Medicare
- CHIP (children’s health insurance program)
Children’s Emergency Care
Our pediatric emergency department is open 24/7 and has board-certified emergency doctors and pediatric specialists available for your child’s medical needs.
If you child is experiencing a true medical emergency (conditions listed below), please go to the nearest Emergency Department or call 911.
- Breathing difficulty
- Broken bones
- Coughing up blood
- Fever above 100.4 degrees Fahrenheit in infants less than two months old
- Injuries or burns
- Major cuts, burns or wounds
- Poison ingestion
- Seizures
- Severe abdominal pain
- Severe headache
- Sudden weakness or paralysis
- Unconsciousness
Services and Treatments We Offer
Find urgent care services and treatments to help your child feel better, such as:
- Antibiotic injections
- Breathing treatment
- Broken bone care
- Drainage of abscesses
- Ear and nose foreign body removal
- Lab tests
- Medication prescriptions
- Minor cut bandaging, stitches and tissue adhesive using Derma Bond
- PCR COVID-19 tests
- Post-exposure tetanus and rabies vaccinations
- Sports physicals
- X-ray and ultrasound imaging
Why Choose Us for Walk-in Care?
You can count on us to deliver compassionate pediatric care and services that are unavailable at other walk-in or urgent care locations in San Antonio. You’ll appreciate:
- After-hours for pediatric walk-in care when your regular pediatrician’s office is closed
- Walk-in care is available every day until 8 p.m.
- Less time waiting for care by saving your spot in line through our “Walk-in Care” feature
- Virtual visits/telemedicine appointments available
- Quick, direct transfer to the University Health pediatric emergency room if your child needs a higher level of care, saving you time and money
- Seamless referrals to other University Health specialists if needed
- Direct admission to any type of care your child needs at University Hospital
