Kids always seem to get sick or take a tumble that needs an X-ray at the most inconvenient time — late at night or on a weekend, when your pediatrician’s office is likely closed. If your child needs medical attention that can’t wait until Monday morning but doesn’t require a trip to the emergency room, turn to one of these pediatric urgent care and walk-in clinics in Bucks County, organized by Central, Lower, and Upper Bucks.

Keep in mind that location hours can change, especially around holidays. Check with the facility before heading out.

Note: Urgent care is intended for illnesses and injuries that need prompt attention, but aren’t life-threatening. If your child is having trouble breathing, is unresponsive, has a seizure, has suffered a serious head injury, or has another potentially life-threatening emergency, call 911 or go to the nearest emergency room.

Central Bucks

Central Bucks families have four urgent care options, clustered around Doylestown, Chalfont, and Newtown.

CHOP Pediatric Urgent Care, Highpoint

Address: 500 W. Butler Avenue, Chalfont, PA 18914
Hours: Monday through Friday, 2–8:30 pm; Saturday & Sunday, 10 am–8:30 pm
Phone: 215-997-5730

CHOP Pediatric Urgent Care in Chalfont is the only dedicated pediatric urgent care option in Bucks County. The center is staffed by board-certified pediatricians and specially trained pediatric nurses, and uses equipment designed for children. On-site X-rays are available, with images read by pediatric radiologists.

CHOP’s urgent care is intended for children and teens with non-life-threatening illnesses and minor injuries when their regular doctor isn’t available. Common reasons to visit include fevers in children over 2 months old, earaches, sore throats, coughs and congestion, mild asthma flare-ups, rashes, minor cuts and burns, minor fractures, and mild dehydration.

Walk-ins are welcome, and no appointment is necessary.

AFC Urgent Care – Doylestown

Address: 1745 S. Easton Road, Doylestown, PA 18901
Hours: Monday through Friday, 8 am–8 pm; Saturday & Sunday, 8 am–6 pm
Phone: 267-880-4200

AFC Urgent Care Doylestown provides walk-in care for children and adults, including pediatric urgent care for common illnesses and minor injuries. The center treats children ages 1 and older and offers on-site X-rays and diagnostic testing.

Pediatric services include treatment for fevers, sore throats, ear infections, stomachaches, coughs, asthma symptoms, rashes, insect bites, allergic reactions, sprains, cuts, and minor fractures.

AFC Urgent Care – Newtown

Address: 2873 S. Eagle Road, Newtown, PA
Hours: Monday through Friday, 8 am–8 pm; Saturday & Sunday, 8 am–6 pm
Phone: 267-364-6477

AFC’s Newtown location also provides pediatric urgent care for children ages 1 and older. The clinic treats common childhood illnesses and minor injuries and accepts walk-ins without an appointment or referral.

Doylestown Health Urgent Care

Address: 4259 W. Swamp Road, Suite 108, Doylestown, PA 18902
Hours: Monday through Sunday, 8 am–8 pm
Phone: 215-863-8363

Doylestown Health Urgent Care provides walk-in care for both children and adults with non-life-threatening illnesses and injuries. The facility offers on-site diagnostic services, including X-rays and lab testing.

It’s another option for families in the Doylestown area who need same-day medical attention but don’t require an ER.

Lower Bucks

In lower Bucks County, urgent care locations include Fairless Hills and Bensalem.

Patient Care Now – Fairless Hills

Address: 541 S. Oxford Valley Road, Fairless Hills, PA 19030
Hours: Monday through Friday, 8 am–8 pm; Saturday & Sunday, 8 am–6 pm
Phone: 267-202-6433

Patient Care Now provides urgent care for patients of all ages, including infants, toddlers, school-age children, and teens. Its pediatric urgent care service treats common illnesses and minor injuries, including fevers, earaches, sore throats, allergic reactions, rashes, asthma symptoms, sprains, and minor fractures.

The center also offers on-site X-rays and other diagnostic testing, and walk-ins are welcome.

Vybe Urgent Care – Bensalem

Address: 3626 Street Road, Bensalem, PA 19020
Hours: Monday through Friday, 8 am–8 pm; Saturday & Sunday, 8 am–5 pm
Phone: 267-763-3626

Families in Lower Bucks County can visit vybe urgent care in Bensalem, which treats children and adults for non-life-threatening illnesses and injuries. Services include illness and injury evaluation, minor cuts and burns, sprains and strains, on-site X-rays, lab testing, vaccinations, and physicals.

Upper Bucks

Head to Quakertown for urgent care in Upper Bucks County. For weekend care, the closest options are in Central Bucks.

JeffExpress Urgent Care – Richland Township

Address: 320 W. Pumping Station Road, Quakertown
Hours: Monday through Friday, 8 am–8 pm
Phone: 215-529-4297

JeffExpress Urgent Care at the Lehigh Valley Health Center in Richland Township provides walk-in and appointment-based care for common illnesses and minor injuries, including common issues like fever, ear infections, sore throats, coughs, rashes, allergies, and sprains.

When Should Your Child Go to Urgent Care?

Consider a trip to urgent care in the following scenarios, as recommended on CHOP‘s website:

• Allergic reactions (mild)
• Asthma flare-up (mild)
• Breathing trouble (mild)
• Broken bones (minor)
• Burns, cuts & bites (minor)
• Chest pain (mild)
• Cough and congestion
• COVID-19 testing for patients who meet testing criteria after being seen on-site
• Dehydration (mild)
• Dizziness
• Earache/ear pain
• Feeling faint
• Fever in children more than 2 months old
• Headache (mild)
• Head injury (minor)
• Rash
• Sore throat
• Stomach pain (mild) 

Find Urgent Care in Bucks County When You Need It

When a child takes a fall at a local playground on a Saturday, parents have multiple options for urgent care in Bucks County. Save this list for when your child has a minor injury, cold, rash, allergic reaction, earache, or other non-emergency issue and you don’t want to wait for the pediatrician. However, for true emergencies, head to the nearest ER.

Disclaimer: This guide is intended for informational purposes only and is not medical advice.

Feature photo courtesy of Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia