Nationwide Children's Westerville Close To Home with Urgent Care

07/08/2026

Urgent care vs. emergency room - warm weather edition. Find out where you should go to seek help.
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Video description: Emergency medicine doctor in blue scrubs dancing in a hallway and exiting left off the screen if the symptom warrants care at urgent care and exiting right off the screen if the symptom warrants care at the emergency room.

Severe sunburn - emergency room
Heat exhaustion - emergency room
Allergic reaction to bug bites - urgent care
Obvious broken bone - emergency room
Sprains and strains - urgent care
Stitches for cut - urgent care
Dehydration - emergency room
Rash from poison ivy, poison oak or sumac - urgent care

01/26/2026

⚠️ WEATHER UPDATE ⚠️ Due to severe weather, many appointment times and location hours have been adjusted for Monday, January 26, 2026.
Please check current location hours at NationwideChildrens.org before traveling to your appointment. *Please note, our website is being updated frequently.

⚠️ WEATHER UPDATE ⚠️ Due to severe weather, many appointment times and location hours have been adjusted for Monday, January 26, 2026.

Please check current location hours at NationwideChildrens.org before traveling to your appointment. *Please note, our website is being updated frequently.

01/25/2026

**UPDATE** ALL URGENT CARE LOCATIONS ARE NOW CLOSED on Sunday, January 25, 2026 due to inclement weather.

Our Main Campus and Lewis Center Emergency Rooms remain open for care. For all medical emergencies, call 911 or visit the nearest emergency room.

**UPDATE** ALL URGENT CARE LOCATIONS ARE NOW CLOSED on Sunday, January 25, 2026 due to inclement weather.

Our Main Campus and Lewis Center Emergency Rooms remain open for care. For all medical emergencies, call 911 or visit the nearest emergency room.

For more information, visit NationwideChildrens.org/Urgent-Care.

02/04/2022

*Severe Winter Weather Update: 2/4/2022* Due to ongoing weather concerns, our urgent care services at Westerville Close to Home will be closed today. We apologize for any inconvenience. If this is a medical emergency please call 9-1-1.

02/03/2022

*Severe Winter Weather Update: 2/3/2022 * Due to the ongoing severe weather event, the Westerville Close To Home with Urgent Care will close EARLY today at 8pm for all services, including urgent care, radiology and lab services. We apologize for any inconvenience. If this is a medical emergency please call 9-1-1.

08/12/2021

Nationwide Children’s Hospital, like hospitals across the country, is experiencing abnormally high patient volumes due to the early arrival of RSV, a common, seasonal respiratory virus typically impacting babies. This is especially true in our Emergency Departments and Urgent Care centers. We encourage you to continue to seek care and assure you we are doing all we can to see children as quickly as possible. Though you should always contact your child’s primary care pediatrician first, our facilities continue to have capacity to care for critically ill children. We appreciate your patience and understanding at this time.

Find your nearest Urgent Care location here: https://bit.ly/3CKdMhK

05/18/2020

COVID-19 Alert for Parents and Caregivers: Beginning Tuesday, May 19, new visitor guidelines are in place for the health and safety of our patients. This includes two visitors per inpatient and one vistor per outpatient. Stay up-to-date on the latest policies and visitor guidelines on our website: https://bit.ly/2ydOkVv.