University Hospitals opens new urgent care in Cleveland suburb

CLEVELAND — A new urgent care is now open in a westside Cleveland suburb, as University Hospitals opened the doors to its new facility earlier this week. 

The urgent care, located in North Ridgeville, joins the network of 24 clinics across northeast Ohio managed by University Hospitals and WellStreet Urgent Care. 

UH Urgent Care North Ridgeville opened on Monday at 34548 Center Ridge Rd. in North Ridgeville near Marc’s. The clinic is less than a 10-minute drive from the UH North Ridgeville Health Center and hospital officials said it will help provide convenient health care for North Ridgeville and surrounding area residents. 

“Our UH Urgent Care delivery model aims to provide the most convenient and valuable care for our patients,” explained UH Chief Operating Officer Dr. Paul Hinchey. “Having easy access to urgent care locations provide a more affordable option than emergency departments for patients who don’t have a primary care physician but need immediate, non-life-threating medical attention. By offering more urgent care locations, we can relieve the burden on emergency departments and reduce wait times so our emergency medicine teams can focus on critical cases.”

All UH Urgent Care facilities, including the new location, are open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. seven days a week, with some special hours on some holidays.

The North Ridgeville urgent care will use MyChart to share information about a patient’s visit with a University Hospitals physician to help support a transition to follow-up care. Services at the location include on-site x-ray, laceration repair, lab, EKG, medication dispensing and more.

“Our primary goal is to reimagine urgent care for northeast Ohio by easing access to care while delivering exceptional patient experiences,” Michael Duchynski, Chief Operating Officer & Chief Medical Officer at WellStreet Urgent Care. “The expansion of UH Urgent Care is a significant step towards fulfilling this commitment. By increasing access to urgent care services, we aim to make a positive impact on the lives of individuals and families throughout the region, providing them with the prompt and effective care they deserve in retail locations convenient to their lifestyles.”