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Orthopedic Urgent Care

Walk-In Hours: Every day, 8:00 am - 8:00 pm

Summit’s Orthopedic Urgent Care is open daily, for when you need us right away. Our Orthopedic Urgent Care bone and joint injury clinics provide walk-in access to specialized care for concerns such as sports injuries, sprains, strains, and joint pain and are designed for busy families and individuals who want walk-in access to specialized care following a recent bone or joint injury.

  • No appointment necessary
  • Be treated by experts trained in orthopedics
  • Avoid long wait times compared to alternative options
  • Patients typically pay a regular office visit copay
  • Care provided in calm and family-friendly atmosphere
  • Avoid unnecessary exposure to illnesses and germs from waiting rooms shared with individuals with a wide range of illnesses, conditions, and injuries

Urgent Care Hours

Walk-In Hours

Every day: 8:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.


(651) 968-5201

Can You Treat My Injury?

Some 99% of musculoskeletal injuries, from joint pain to a shoulder injury to a broken bone, are appropriate for visits to Summit’s Orthopedic Urgent Care. But there are certain instances when the emergency room or a nonspecialized urgent care provides a better choice, and we want you to be educated about what those are so you can make the right decision for your care.

Walk-in to Urgent CareGo to the ER
Recent muscle, bone, or joint injury
Pain or swelling in a joint
Sports Injury
Knee sprain or strain
Hand, wrist, elbow, or shoulder injury
Ankle sprain or strain
Broken bone without an open wound over the fracture location
Recent back pain
Chronic neck or back pain, or narcotic medication refillsSchedule appointment or contact your Summit specialist
Work-related injuryWalk-in to Minnesota Occupational Health during business hours, or Orthopedic Urgent Care after hours and weekends
Broken bone where bone has broken through the skin or there is a wound over the fracture
Deformity (change in shape or severe angle) of ankle, knee, elbow, or shoulder
Animal bites
Burns
Concussion or head injury
Deep cuts
Severe pain requiring IV administration or sedation

Common Questions

Do I need to make an appointment to be seen at Summit’s Orthopedic Urgent Care?

No appointments are necessary – just walk in during Summit’s Orthopedic Urgent Care hours: 8 a.m. – 8 p.m.

What are the benefits of going to Summit’s Orthopedic Urgent Care versus a nonspecialized urgent care or emergency room?

Providers at Summit Orthopedics have special training in orthopedics, which means their understanding of orthopedic injuries is typically better than that of general providers. If you are treated at an emergency room or nonspecialized urgent care for an orthopedic injury, they will usually have you follow up with an orthopedic office visit anyway. You can save time and money by going directly to Summit’s Orthopedic Urgent Care. Wait times are often much shorter at our Orthopedics Urgent Care than they would be at a nonspecialized urgent care or emergency room

How is Summit’s Orthopedic Urgent Care different from a nonspecialized urgent care clinic?

Summit’s Orthopedic Urgent Care is an extension of our regular orthopedic clinic. Most insurance companies will charge a larger copay for urgent care and emergency room visits. Since Summit’s Orthopedic Urgent Care is an extension of our regular clinic, patients typically pay a regular office visit copay.

Who will see me at Summit’s Orthopedic Urgent Care?

Our Orthopedic Urgent Care is staffed by experts who are highly trained in orthopedics, including: sub-specialty surgeons, non-surgical physicians and PA-Cs (certified physician assistants). Additionally, an orthopedic surgeon is always on call for serious injuries.

Why is Summit’s Orthopedic Urgent Care staffed with PA-Cs and not physicians?

PA-Cs are specially trained health care providers that function with physician oversight but not direct supervision. Our PAs working at Summit’s Orthopedic Urgent Care locations have extensive backgrounds in the evaluation, diagnosis and treatment of musculoskeletal injuries. All the PAs spend significant time with doctors, gaining valuable experience in caring for all types of musculoskeletal injuries.

Most acute (sudden onset) injuries, including a sports injury or one from a car accident, are evaluated and treated in a similar way. PAs can immediately determine what injuries require further diagnostic care and treatment, such as an MRI, CT, splinting, crutches, ice, compression, and pain medications. These are all easily directed by the PA. With this treatment and direction, Summit’s Orthopedic Urgent Care PAs provide excellent care, further diagnosis, enables the patient to follow up with the right provider and facilitates patients returning to activities of daily living just as quickly as if seeing a physician during that visit.

Will I be seen by an orthopedic surgeon at Orthopedic Urgent Care?

Summit’s Orthopedic Urgent Care is staffed by PA-Cs who have completed special training in orthopedics and are supervised by orthopedic surgeons and non-surgical physicians. An orthopedic surgeon is always on-call for more serious injuries.

Do I need to see my primary care physician or go to a nonspecialized urgent care first, before coming to Summit’s Orthopedic Urgent Care?

Most insurance companies do not require a referral for orthopedic urgent care, which means you can come directly to the specialist with your orthopedic concern. You get a diagnosis and treatment plan right away rather than having to pay for extra appointments. We have great relationships with local urgent care and primary care offices who often send their patients to Summit’s Orthopedic Urgent Care, but in most cases patients aren’t required to go there first.

Can I get an MRI at Summit’s Orthopedic Urgent Care?

Summit Orthopedics has four MRI locations and some evening hours available. An MRI requires a separate appointment which can be ordered and scheduled at your Summit

Orthopedic Urgent Care visit if the provider thinks this study is necessary. Sometimes the MRI can be done the same day, but it depends upon availability and your insurance

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