Dedham Urgent Care Update
HMFP is excited about the positive impact that the new BILH affiliated urgent care center, BILH Dedham has had on Dedham and other surrounding communities. Over the past six months, residents in Dedham, Norwood, Westwood, Needham and West Roxbury have been presented with a new option for receiving high quality care for urgent medical conditions. Unlike most other urgent care facilities, BILH Dedham is staffed by board-certified HMFP emergency medicine physicians.
“With access to board-certified emergency medicine physicians, BILH Dedham is essentially an extension of the emergency department at BIDMC,” says Richard Wolfe, MD, Chief, Emergency Medicine at BIDMC. “Patients receive the same top-tier care they would receive at our emergency department in Boston but now in a convenient, neighborhood location.”
BILH Dedham Urgent Care is an excellent option for patients over the age of two seeking immediate medical care for non-life-threatening conditions such as accidents, infections, sprains and broken bones, migraines, high fever, vomiting, asthma, cellulitis and more. The center also features on-site laboratories and medical imaging such as ultrasound and diagnostic X-ray.
BILH Dedham Urgent Care is open seven days a week: Monday-Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., and Saturday and Sunday 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Barbara A. Masser, MD, Director of Ambulatory Emergency Medicine at BIDMC is excited about the continued growth of the urgent care network: “Our advanced urgent care centers, positioned within the BIDMC system, act as a bridge between outpatient PCP visits and the Emergency Department, helping give patients another resource for timely care while also reducing unnecessary ED use and overcrowding.”
No appointment or referral is needed, but to reduce time spent in the waiting room, urgent care appointments can be made online through the Clockwise program. Through this easy-to-use program, patients receive timely text message updates on their appointment time. Free parking is available, and the center is located close to public transportation.
To learn more about Dedham Urgent Care or the other urgent care centers, visit BIDMC's website.
