SSM Health Care – St. Louis to open urgent care center in Brentwood

SSM Health Care – St. Louis will open a third urgent care center Aug. 12 in Brentwood. The new SSM Urgent Care site is located at 8820 Manchester Road, in the Schnucks Plaza. It will serve patients from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. seven days a week, including most holidays.

The public is invited to check out the new SSM Urgent Care location during an open house from 3:30 to 6:00 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 8. Visitors can tour the facility, meet the staff, enjoy refreshments and pick up a free first aid kit.

SSM Urgent Care is designed for patients with minor medical needs who cannot wait to be seen by their primary care doctor and whose condition does not warrant an emergency room (ER) visit. Urgent care visits are generally faster and less expensive than an ER visit. Patients may visit ssmhealth.com/urgent for a list of conditions that are appropriate for seeking treatment at SSM Urgent Care. The center also provides immunizations and other non-emergent medical services.

The new center operates under the medical direction of a board-certified physician and is staffed by experienced nurse practitioners. It features on-site X-ray and laboratory capabilities. Patients may also choose to use the online check-in system to reduce waits once they arrive at the center. They can check in at ssmhealth.com/urgent. In addition, SSM Urgent Care uses electronic medical records that allow for a patient’s important medical information and histories to be shared instantaneously between the center and SSM Medical Group physicians.

Nancy Terveer, executive director of ambulatory services for SSM Health Care – St. Louis, said that SSM Urgent Care strives to operate as an extension of physicians’ offices, providing care when physicians are not available. “We are here to help meet demand for health care services in our community and to provide an alternative to the emergency room for non-life-threatening conditions,” she said. “The average ER visit lasts more than three hours. SSM Urgent Care visits generally take less than an hour and can cost considerably less than an ER visit.”

SSM Urgent Care in Brentwood is operated as a service of SSM St. Mary’s Health Center in Richmond Heights. Additional SSM Urgent Care sites are located at SSM St. Joseph Medical Park at Highway 94 and Kisker Road in St. Charles County and 2022 Dorsett Village in Maryland Heights. To learn more, visit www.ssmhealth.com/urgent.