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Westchester Community Health Center

formerly Mount Vernon Neighborhood Health Center

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formerly Mount Vernon
Neighborhood Health Center

formerly Mount Vernon Neighborhood Health Center

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Walk-In-Care

Need to be seen quickly?

We have some walk-in care appointments available every day. Patients are seen on a first-come, first-served basis. Urgent cases and scheduled appointments are seen first, so your wait times can vary.

Find a Walk-In Care Location

When should I visit your walk-in care instead of an Emergency Room?

We can treat many non-life-threatening medical conditions through a scheduled appointment or as walk-in care. The chart below presents some common health conditions and the best way or place for treatment.

For more urgent cases, such as those mentioned in the red chart below or on the National Institute of Health website, it is important you call 911 or go to your nearest hospital’s Emergency Room. If you are unsure where you should get treatment after reading the chart below, please call the center and ask to speak with your primary care physician’s nurse.

When to Schedule a Regular Appointment

  • Routine Physical Exam
  • Vision test
  • Hearing test
  • Well-baby or well-child visit
  • Immunizations (routine, flu, or COVID-19)
  • Cancer screenings (pap, skin)
  • HIV or STD test

When to Visit Our Walk-In Care

  • Cold and flu-like symptoms
  • Joint or muscle aches
  • Kidney stones
  • Asthma or mild allergic reactions
  • Infections
  • Minor cuts, bumps, or bruises
  • Pink eye or eye irritation
  • Insect bites or stings
  • Nausea
  • Headaches or migraines
  • Minor burns
  • Sprains or minor fractures
  • Earache
  • Back pain
  • Urinary tract infection

When to Call 911 or Visit Your Nearest Emergency Room

  • Heart attack
  • Chest pain
  • Difficulty breathing
  • Stroke
  • Head trauma
  • Severe bleeding
  • Loss of vision
  • Major or complex fractures
  • Ingestion of poison
  • Intense abdomen pain
  • Psychotic Break
  • Seizure
  • Severe burns
  • Suicide Ideation
  • High fever with a rash
  • Newborn with a fever
  • Shock

Need to reach us after hours?

The Center maintains a 24-hour answering service during the hours that the Center is closed. The answering service will connect you with a healthcare provider to discuss your medical condition and needs.

Please call these numbers to get in touch with us after hours:

  • WCHC Mount Vernon: (914) 699-7200
  • WCHC Yonkers: (914) 968-4898
  • WCHC Greenburgh: (914) 989-7600
  • WCHC Lake Street: (914) 681-7181
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Westchester Community Health Center offers high-quality primary, preventative, and affordable health care and support services in an atmosphere of humane care, dignity and respect to improve the health and lives of adults, teens, and children in Westchester County and the Bronx, New York. We are a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.


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Westchester Community Health Center
107 West Fourth Street
Mount Vernon, NY 10550
phone: (914) 699-7200
email: info@wchchealth.org
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