Urgent Care | Kersey

Urgent care for Kersey and eastern Weld County

East of Greeley, urgent care usually means a drive into town and a long wait once you arrive. NOCO Healthcare is about 20 minutes from Kersey on US-34, and we run urgent visits the way a family medicine practice should: you call, we hold you a time, a family nurse practitioner treats the problem, and the visit becomes part of a chart she will actually use the next time you need her.

We keep a handful of appointments open every day for people who call that morning. We are privately owned, so we can do that. Call (970) 888-0399; a person picks up.

Illnesses we see the same day

The most common urgent visits from Kersey are the ones that started as a cold and did not stay one: sinus infections, ear infections, strep throat, flu, and coughs that have lasted too long. We treat urinary tract infections, pink eye, and migraines, and we test for COVID and sexually transmitted infections in the office. If the problem can be handled on a screen, we will offer a video visit and send the prescription to the pharmacy nearest you, which saves the trip entirely.

Injuries, wounds, and in-office procedures

Farm and ranch work, shop work, and kids’ sports produce a steady stream of cuts, sprains, and sore joints. We clean and stitch minor lacerations, evaluate sprains and strains, order X-rays when a fracture is possible, and do joint injections and trigger point injections for ongoing pain. Skin lesions that need a biopsy are handled in the office. Ear irrigation takes minutes. Anything beyond that, including chest pain, trouble breathing, heavy bleeding, or a suspected serious fracture, should go to an emergency department first.

The difference between urgent care and a family practice doing urgent care

A retail urgent care clinic is built for one visit. We are built for the next twenty. The nurse practitioner who treats your strep today is a family medicine provider who can also manage your blood pressure, see your kids, and notice when something in an urgent visit points to a bigger issue. For Kersey residents who do not have a primary care provider, an urgent visit is an easy way to start; our Kersey primary care page explains the rest.

How same-day visits work here

We are not a walk-in clinic with a take-a-number counter. Each weekday we set aside a few appointments for urgent needs and give them to the people who call first. Call (970) 888-0399 early. If we are full, we will say so and point you somewhere useful. The system exists so that when you do come, you are seen at your time. Our walk-in clinic explainer covers the details.

Insurance and paying out of pocket

Most major plans, Medicare, and Medicaid are accepted. Urgent visits are billed as regular office visits rather than at urgent care facility rates. Uninsured patients can ask for the self-pay rate on the phone, and we quote it before you drive in.

Care for the whole household

Kersey families use us for kids at our pediatric clinic, for adults through our family medicine practice, and for the days nobody wants to drive, through virtual visits. One chart, one provider, one phone number.