UnityPoint Clinic Family Medicine and Pediatrics – Tower Terrace

Urgent Care and Express treat minor medical problems and injuries that are not life-threatening, but need the attention of a health care provider. These are not an alternative to the emergency room, but offer the ability to get walk-in care without an appointment for all patient ages. Urgent Care is available after hours, weekends and holidays. Our Urgent Care Clinics can provide medical treatment for minor illness and injuries such as:

• Allergies
• Burns
• Colds
• Coughs
• Cuts (Stitches)
• Earaches or Ear Infections
• Fevers
• Minor Medical Problems and Injuries
• Minor Eye Care
• Flu
• Fractures (X-Ray On-Site at Most Locations)
• Infections
• Sore Throats
• Sprains, Including Sprained Ankles (X-Ray On-Site at Most Locations)
• Urinary Tract Infections (UTIs)
• Yeast Infections
• Certain Rapid Tests

Please note: Flu shots, physicals and/or sports physicals are not offered at every walk-in care location.

*If you are experiencing chest pain or shortness of breath, please go to the Emergency Department or call 911 immediately. For less serious medical issues, such as physicals, medication refills or to leave a message for your primary care doctor, you can access your My UnityPoint patient portal 24/7!

Connect with a UnityPoint Health provider online using MyUnityPoint to access virtual urgent care or SmartExam. Virtual care doctors can diagnose, recommend treatment and prescribe medication when necessary for commonly treated conditions. Available every day, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. for individuals 2 years and older located in Iowa, Illinois, Nebraska and South Dakota.

Virtual care should be used for minor, common ailments and illnesses. Some examples, and the qualifying age to receive virtual care or SmartExam for that condition, include: 

Emergency rooms are open 24 hours a day, seven days a week for severe or life-threatening conditions. Conditions that require emergency care include excessive bleeding, broken bones, chest pain or trouble breathing. Emergency services include diagnostic testing and access to specialists. 

Examples of symptoms and conditions treated by emergency departments can include:

• Symptoms of a heart attack, including severe chest pain, sweating and shortness of breath.
• Profuse bleeding or blood loss that continues even after direct pressure has been placed on the wound.
• Severe abdominal pain.
• Sudden dizziness, weakness, loss of coordination, balance or vision problems, which are signs of stroke.
• High fever and vomiting that continues nonstop for several hours.
• Signs of meningitis for adults: severe headaches, neck/joint pain and stiffness, vomiting, high temperature, sensitivity to light or babies and small children: high-pitched whimpering/crying, lethargy, fussiness, restlessness, high fever, vomiting, cold extremities, refusing food, pale or blotchy skin.
• Seizures lasting longer than five minutes.
• Injuries occurring from an accident or fall - intense back or neck pain, obvious compound fractures and/or dislocations of bones, deep cuts and severe burns.