Essentia Health To Reopen Urgent Care Clinic In Northern Minnesota

In October 2023, Essentia Health announced it would stop providing urgent care services at its Hermantown Clinic, located at 4855 W. Arrowhead Road, adding that the decision was made after 'careful thought and consideration.'

Essentia noted then that staffing challenges were a primary reason for the decision, an issue that has been a problem across the healthcare industry.

There was somewhat of a silver lining at the time of that announcement in that the decision wasn't necessarily final. While urgent care services in Hermantown would end for the "foreseeable future", the hope was that at some point in the future, they would resume.

Thankfully for Northern Minnesota patients seeking care, that time is now.

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Essentia Health-Hermantown Clinic Is Ready To Reopen

On Thursday, September 25, Essentia Health officially announced the reopening of its urgent care at the Essentia Health-Hermantown Clinic.

The urgent care will reopen on Monday, September 29, and will then continue to offer care from 3 pm to 7 pm Mondays through Fridays. Essentia can now reopen this vital urgent care thanks to improvements made in staffing and available space at the clinic.

Officials note that Essentia’s urgent care locations provide treatment for illnesses and injuries that are not life-threatening but may need X-rays and/or lab tests requiring a blood draw. This allows patients to conveniently access a higher level of care when needed.

Listed among the conditions Essentia's urgent care treats are:

• Allergies
• Asthma flare-ups
• Bacterial vaginitis
• Bladder infections or urinary tract infections (UTI)
• Bronchitis
• Cold, cough, or flu
• Constipation
• Ear complaints or infections
• Fever
• Gastrointestinal illness (nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, painful gas)
• Headache or migraine
• Hemorrhoids
• Mononucleosis (mono)
• Pink eye
• Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs)
• Sinus issues
• Sore throat or strep
• Tooth infection
• Wound care
• Yeast infection

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Essentia's urgent care will also handle minor injuries, immunizations, and other tests and procedures. Patients are encouraged to review the Essentia  Health website for a full listing of appropriate conditions treated at urgent care.