Such as: a sprain, back pain, minor cut or burn, minor broken bone (finger, toe, wrist, ankle), or a minor eye injury

Call your family doctor. Many doctor’s offices offer weekend and evening clinics. Most leave same-day booking space for these types of minor injuries.

If you don’t have a family doctor, an urgent care centre might be the most appropriate and quickest option for you.

Hamilton has two urgent care centres which are open 365 days a year. They are:

Main Street West Urgent Care (Hamilton Health Sciences)
690 Main Street West Hamilton, ON
Reopens March 24 with modified hours of 12:00pm – 7:00pm, 7 days a week
Closed every December 25 and January 1

Urgent Care – King Campus (St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton)
2757 King Street East Hamilton, ON
Hours: 8:00am-10:00pm, 7 days a week

Three things you might not know about urgent care:

• You’ll see an emergency department-trained doctor.
• You’ll probably wait for less time than in an ER (based on average wait times).
• Your care team has access to services like X-ray, ultrasound (for certain conditions), and laboratory services (located off-site).

Urgent Care Ontario, a virtual urgent care service, is also available for adults with urgent, non-life threatening, medical issues.