Does it sometimes feel like at least one person in the family is sick on a holiday? It’s the worst! This season, if you’ve got a sick kiddo on the weekend or a holiday, here’s what you need to know:
Check Your Regular Pediatrician’s Hours
Some pediatrician offices have weekend hours, often limited to same-day sick visits. Call your pediatrician’s office to see what they offer.
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Pediatric Urgent Care Clinics vs Pediatric Emergency Rooms
Urgent care clinic visits are cheaper and faster than emergency room visits. Even insurance co-pays are very likely to be lower for an urgent care clinic than an emergency room.
For a non-life-threatening illness or a minor incident, think urgent care clinic. If your child is experiencing a life-threatening situation, serious or sudden medical condition, or trauma, call 9-1-1 or safely visit an emergency room. Cook’s Childrens has a great chart that can help you discern which to choose. Emergency rooms are open 24 hours a day.
Note: Most non-pediatric urgent cares will treat children as well, but the providers may not have any pediatric-specific training or specialized equipment and medicine. Popular non-pediatric urgent care clinics in Collin County include:
Pediatric Emergency Rooms in Collin County
If you decide your child needs emergency attention, there are two pediatric emergency rooms in Collin County.
- Children’s Medical Center Plano | Plano
- Cook Children’s Emergency Department | Prosper
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Pediatric Urgent Care Clinics in Collin County
Take heart, mamas: Pediatric urgent care clinics are open when you need them.
Each of the following urgent care clinics is open on Saturdays, Sundays, and all holidays! For holidays, the hours are whatever they would be for that day of the week. Each of these clinics also accepts some insurance plans.
- Cook Children’s Urgent Care :: Prosper :: Every day 11:00 a.m. – 10:00 p.m.
- Children’s Health PM Pediatric Urgent Care :: Prosper :: McKinney :: Every day 10:00 a.m. – 10:00 p.m.
- Legacy ER & Urgent Care :: Allen, Frisco, McKinney :: 24-seven with billing differences
Note: Legacy operates as a hybrid for emergency services and urgent care services. However, as the locations are not part of hospitals, it is listed under urgent care clinics. The clinics are open 24-seven, however, it bills as an urgent care or emergency facility based on the hour(s) treatment is received. Urgent care billing hours are 7:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m. every day (including weekends). Hours served outside of these times are billed as emergency room services. All holidays are billed as emergency room services as well.
- Urgent Care for Kids :: Frisco, Plano, McKinney :: Monday – Friday 12:00 – 9:00 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
- NightHawk Pediatric Urgent Care :: Wylie :: Monday – Friday 3:00 – 9:00 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday 10:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Hopefully everyone will stay healthy for the holidays, but if you need it, our list of pediatric emergency and urgent care services is here for you!
