Your choices in care

When you have a health problem, you may not know where to go. Read on to find the right care based on your needs.

Your choices in care

Routine Care

Doctor visits
Visit your primary care doctor for:


  • Normal checkups and wellness visits
  • Lab tests, shots and screenings
  • Medicine changes or refills
  • Finding a specialist
  • Care for ongoing health problems

Call the senior priority line to make an appointment: 1-702-877-5088, TTY 711
Monday–Friday, 7 a.m.–8 p.m.
Saturday–Sunday, 7 a.m.–5 p.m.

Find a doctor

Specialty care

You can choose from both Southwest Medical and Optum specialists. Our specialty departments include:

  • Cardiology
  • Endocrinology
  • Gastroenterology
  • Neurology
  • Ob/gyn
  • Pain management
  • Podiatry
  • Allergy
  • Breast care
  • Cancer care
  • Hospice and palliative care
  • Pulmonology
  • Radiation Oncology Centers of Nevada
  • Urology Specialists of Nevada

If it’s a true emergency, call 911 or go to the nearest ER right away
Find a specialist

Urgent need for care

When you have a health problem, you may not know where to go. Here are ways to help you get the right care: Dispatch or Doctoroo, Urgent care and NowClinic.

DispatchHealth® or Doctoroo

Have an in-home visit from DispatchHealth® or Doctoroo for things like:


  • Fever, chills or aches
  • Cold and flu symptoms
  • Joint pain or leg swelling
  • Nausea, vomiting or diarrhea
  • Bites, burns or cuts
  • Pressure ulcers

Call the senior priority line to make an appointment: 1-702-877-5088, TTY 711
Monday–Friday, 7 a.m.–8 p.m.
Saturday–Sunday, 7 a.m.–5 p.m.

Urgent care

Use urgent care (UC) if you can’t get in to see your doctor and have an urgent need like:


  • Fever, chills or aches
  • Sprains, strains or limb swelling
  • Cough or mild asthma
  • Nausea, vomiting or diarrhea
  • Trouble peeing
  • Weakness or feeling dizzy
  • Fever, chills or aches

Southwest Medical Rancho Urgent Care is open 24/7. We have shorter wait times than the emergency room and can save you money, too.
Check UC times

NowClinic

If you need to see a doctor right now, NowClinic lets you have a face-to-face video appointment with a health care provider 24/7 via phone, tablet or computer.

Think about using NowClinic for nonurgent and nonemergency needs like:


  • Sprains, strains or limb swelling
  • Cough or mild asthma
  • Nausea, vomiting or diarrhea
  • Trouble peeing
  • Weakness or feeling dizzy
  • Fever, chills or aches

Need care quickly but don’t want to leave the house? Schedule a virtual visit with
nowclinic.com

Serious medical emergency

Emergency room
Go to the emergency room (ER) when you’re experiencing a threat to life or limb like:

  • Chest pain
  • Seizures
  • Trouble breathing or speaking
  • Bleeding that won’t stop
  • Sudden numbness of the arms or face
  • Passing out