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Services and Specialties | UC Davis Health

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Access to a System of World-Class Care

UC Davis Health providers offer convenient care for every situation, with a full range of options to meet all your health needs.

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Not sure where to begin?

You can call your primary care provider’s office 24/7/365 for advice about the right place for care.

An advice nurse or member of our clinic staff is always available to help you find care. You’ll get live, human help — even on evenings, weekends, and holidays.

Be sure to check your insurance plan to understand your coverage.

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    Primary Care In-Person and Video Visits

    Build a lasting relationship with a primary care provider who knows you and your health history. Primary care offers preventive care, treatment for routine illnesses, management of chronic conditions, and coordination with specialists when additional care is needed.

    • Preventive care and annual wellness visits
    • Routine and chronic condition management
    • Same-day appointments may be available
    • In-person and video visit appointments available
    • Referrals to UC Davis Health specialists in more than 150 specialties

    How to Schedule:

    Learn more about primary care
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    Express Care In-Person Visits

    Patients ages 6 months and older. Same-day or next-day service for common illnesses or injuries that can’t wait for an appointment with regular primary care doctor. Available in Midtown Sacramento, with new locations soon.

    • Sprains, strains, and simple fractures
    • Minor cuts, scrapes and bites/stings
    • Pelvic pain, urinary tract infections, STDs
    • Minor burns
    • Flu shots
    • Earache
    • Blood pressure checks
    • Pregnancy testing

    How to Schedule:

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    Express Care Video Visits

    An on-demand video care service you can use for same-day and after-hours care (including evenings and weekends). Our doctors treat a wide range of common illnesses and injuries that aren’t life-threatening, but can’t wait for a primary care appointment. Examples:

    • Symptoms of flu, cold or COVID-19
    • Stomach pain, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting
    • Headache
    • Rashes, skin problems, pinkeye
    • Back or joint pain
    • Urinary tract infections
    • Medication questions
    • Help deciding if you should go to urgent care or the emergency room

    How to Access:

    • Log into MyUCDavisHealth and select Schedule an Appointment > Express Care (On-Demand Video Visit)
    • Hours: Mon – Fri, 8 a.m. – 8 p.m. and Sat – Sun, 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.
    Learn more about Express Care Video Visits
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    Immediate Advanced Care In-Person Visits

    This unique Sacramento clinic diagnoses and treats problems that need a higher level of care than Express Care, but not necessarily an ER visit or hospital stay. Designed to shorten your wait time for problems such as:

    • Dehydration that requires IV fluids
    • Skin infections that require IV antibiotics
    • Moderate asthma flareups
    • Other conditions requiring procedures or treatment beyond urgent care

    How to Access:

    • Opening November 2026
    • This clinic does not accept walk-ins. Patients must be referred by their primary care, Express Care, or ER provider, who will determine whether this clinic is appropriate. 
    • Hours: Daily, closed holidays.
    • Questions? Contact your provider or our nurse advice line. You can call your primary care clinic anytime day or night, and a member of our clinic staff or an advice nurse is always available.
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    Emergency Department In-Person Visits (“ED” or “ER”)

    Diagnoses and treats problems that are life-threatening or could lead to permanent disability. Some examples of symptoms that should lead you to go the nearest emergency room or call 911 include:

    • Chest pain
    • Breathing difficulty
    • Sudden numbness or weakness
    • Sudden or severe vision loss
    • Trouble speaking
    • Severe headache
    • Active bleeding

    In the emergency department, people with more serious illness or injuries may move ahead of you in line, a system known as triage.

    Learn more about the Emergency Department
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The advantages of Sacramento’s #1 hospital include new options for prevention, diagnosis and treatment – many not available elsewhere in our region – access to nearly 2,500 research studies, and help for complex conditions from experts in 150 areas of medicine.