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.

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