Patients experiencing life-threatening symptoms should always proceed immediately to the closest Emergency Department or dial 911.
Treating everyday illnesses and minor injuries
Feeling under the weather? Suffering from a simple broken bone or muscle strain? Do you need stitches for a cut or medicine for urinary symptoms? We can help! We're here for our patients, 365 days a year.
You no longer need to call us first
Please check our hours and last patient registration times times here before you visit. You can come directly to the urgent visits office on floor 1A of the North Building if you are sure you do not have COVID-19.
If you may have COVID-19 or need guidance on where to be seen for your symptoms, call your primary care team at 603-354-6760
The urgent visits team cares for:
- Abdominal pain
- Aches
- Allergies
- Animal bites
- Asthma
- Backaches
- Bruises
- Cold*
- Cough*
- Eye redness or itchiness
- Flu*
- Fever without a rash
- Headaches
- Insect bites
- Lab tests for minor problems
- Low back pain or strain
- Migraines
- Minor burns
- Minor cuts and scrapes
- Minor infections
- Minor nose bleeds
- Nausea, vomiting, diarrhea
- Pains
- Painful urination
- Rash and skin irritations
- Simple broken bones
- Sinus infections
- Skin rash without a fever
- Sore throat*
- Sports injuries
- Sprains and strains
- Stitches, minor surgery
- STD testing
- Stomach upset or pain
- Urinary symptoms
- X-rays for injuries
*for symptoms that may be COVID-19, we request 2 negative home COVID tests 24 hours apart to be seen at Urgent Visits. If you are not sure or test positive for COVID-19, call your primary care team at 603-354-6760.
Seamless connections to your Dartmouth Health providers
If you are a patient of Cheshire Medical Center, then shared records between our urgent visits team, your primary care team, and specialty medicine keep everyone on the same page. You can also access your medical records and contact your provider through our shared myDH patient portal.
Urgent Visits are available to established primary care patients and community members who wish to establish care with a primary care provider at Cheshire or our satellite locations in Walpole and Winchester. If you don’t have a primary care provider, we can start the paperwork during your Urgent Visit.
Have more questions?
Visit our Frequently Asked Questions to learn more about how urgent visits can meet your needs.
Knowing Where To Go: Urgent Visits or ED
If you find yourself in need of immediate or day-of care, make sure you know where to go first.