Same-Day Pediatric Care
Injuries and illnesses aren’t predictable. But when your child hurts themselves or isn’t feeling well, you want to help them feel better sooner. The same-day, if possible. That’s why we offer pediatric same-day appointments.
Same-day appointments aren’t urgent or emergency visits, they’re normal pediatrician visits that can be scheduled quickly to improve care.
How Same-Day Care Works
Unlike urgent care and emergency rooms, where walk-ins are accepted, same-day care requires an appointment. Appointment times reduce time spent in the waiting room.
Less time in a waiting room also means less exposure to illnesses.
When to Use Same-Day Care
Minor Illnesses
- Flu
- Ear infections
- Asthma flares
Injuries
- Cuts
- Sprains
- Minor fractures
Rapid Testing
- COVID
- Flu
- Strep
- Urinary tract infections
Non-Sick Visits
- Sports physicals
- Newborn care
- Camp and school records
Same-Day Care Riverside
Our new pediatric location at Riverside in Charlottesville offers convenient same-day care, even if you aren't already a UVA Health Children's patient. Even on Saturdays and Sundays, your child will be treated by pediatric experts, who understand children's unique needs, in a child-friendly environment.
When to Use Urgent or Emergency Care
Same-Day Care isn’t a great fit for problems like these:
- Fractures
- Head trauma
- Severe shortness of breath
- Unresponsiveness
- Mental health crises
- Management of chronic or ongoing conditions
If your child is experiencing these issues, please take them to an emergency room or call 911.
Locations & Hours
These locations provide same-day care for pediatric patients. Click on their contact info for phone numbers, scheduling details, and hours.
Location | Link | Weekend Hours | Ages Seen | Same-Day Availability? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Charlottesville | UVA Health Children’s Pediatric and Specialty Care Riverside | Saturday & Sunday | Birth to 18 years | Existing patients |
Charlottesville | Saturday | 6 months and older | New & existing patients | |
Charlottesville | Saturday | 5 year olds and up | New & existing patients | |
Culpeper | No | 3 months and older | New & existing patients | |
Culpeper | No | Birth and older | New & existing patients | |
Fishersville | Saturday & Sunday | Birth to 18 years | Existing patients | |
Gainesville | No | Birth and older | Existing patients | |
Harrisonburg | Saturday | Birth to 18 years | Existing patients | |
Haymarket | No | Birth and older | Existing patients | |
Manassas | No | Birth to 21 | Existing patients |
Same-Day Pediatric Care FAQs
Can we walk-in and wait?
While some of our same-day care sites accept walk-ins, most do not. Instead, you schedule the appointment and then show up for your scheduled time.
How is same-day care billed?
Many insurance companies have different policies around urgent and emergency care visits. But same-days visits are billed the same way sick visits are.
My child really liked their same-day care provider, can we follow-up with them?
Most of our pediatric same-day care providers are part of the same team that work from that location. And many are taking new patients. You can call and schedule with them for non-same-day appointments as well.
I have a newborn, can we go to same-day care appointments?
At many of our same-day care sites, newborns can be seen. And we can help with newborn follow-up visits, newborn screening results, and many other newborn care concerns. But newborns do have additional care concerns. Our administrators will ask additional questions to get you to the right place.
We have an emergency, can we be seen sooner?
Emergencies need to be seen at our emergency medicine locations. These departments are better equipped to handle true emergencies like loss of consciousness, uncontrolled bleeding, or trauma related injuries.
What if my child has a chronic or ongoing condition?
Same day appointments are designed to address a specific time-sensitive or acute health concern your child is experiencing. If your child's concern has been ongoing for more than 3 weeks, please set up a primary care appointment. This ensures your child's care team has time to discuss your concerns and provide the best possible care for your child.