Orthopedic urgent care
Advanced orthopedic care for sudden pain or injuries
Orthopedic urgent care is a specialized, walk-in medical service designed to treat immediate but not life-threatening musculoskeletal injuries. Florida Orthopaedic Institute urgent care is an extension of our regular orthopedic clinic, allowing patients to receive highly specialized treatment more quickly and precisely than at emergency rooms or general urgent care centers.
Our orthopedic urgent care is open Monday through Friday, extended hours Monday through Thursday, and Saturday hours are open by location. Appointments are not necessary; however, you can schedule online, and we welcome patients of all ages.
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Orthopedic urgent care locations
Brandon Urgent Care
Brandon, FL 33511
Mon-Thurs: 8 AM - 8 PM
Fri: 8 AM - 4 PM
Sat: 8 AM - 3 PM
Gainesville Urgent Care
Gainesville, FL 32607
Mon-Thurs: 8 AM - 8 PM
Fri: 8 AM - 4 PM
South Tampa Urgent Care
Tampa, FL 33609
Mon-Thurs: 8 AM - 8 PM
Fri: 8 AM - 4 PM
Sat: 8 AM - 3 PM
What type of immediate care do you need?
Always take a life-threatening injury or condition to the emergency room. If you have a sudden, non-life-threatening orthopedic injury or condition that requires immediate attention, an orthopedic urgent care center will best support your medical needs.
Emergency room
- Immediate care
- Treat life-threatening issues
- Physicians with a wide range of specialties
- Longer wait times
Traditional urgent care
- Immediate care
- Non-life-threatening issues
- Physicians with a wide range of specialties
- Longer wait times
Orthopedic urgent care
- Immediate care
- Non-life-threatening issues
- All physicians with orthopedic specialties
- Shorter wait times
- Typically lower cost
- Onsite access to diagnostic imaging
Benefits of Florida Orthopaedic Institute urgent care
Get specialized treatment for non-life-threatening sudden orthopedic pain or injury at our orthopedic urgent care facilities.
- Immediate orthopedic care – We treat broken bones, strains and sprains, sports injuries, foot or ankle injuries, shoulder injuries, knee injuries, hand or wrist injuries and back pain.
- No appointment necessary – Quicker and less expensive alternative to the hospital emergency room. We welcome walk-ins and you can call ahead to pre-register. Because we are credentialed as a specialist which differs from a traditional urgent care or walk in clinic, HMO patients will require an authorization. Please contact your Primary Care Doctor to obtain a referral prior to your arrival to eliminate any unnecessary wait time.
- Extended hours – Urgent care at Florida Orthopaedic Institute is open nights and on Saturdays for your convenience.
- Specialized care from board-certified orthopedic physicians – Our team of highly skilled, board certified physicians and surgeons has advanced training, which allows the highest standard of care. Patients can see the same physician for follow-ups within the same practice.
- On-site access to leading-edge facilities – We have state-of-the-art diagnostic imaging, including magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), computerized tomography (CT scan), musculoskeletal ultrasound imaging and digital X-rays.
- Treatment options for the whole family – Florida Orthopaedic Institute welcomes patients of all ages with any and all orthopedic concerns.
- Lower cost: In many cases, urgent care is a quicker and less expensive alternative to a hospital emergency room.
- Reduced exposure to infectious diseases – We only treat orthopedic conditions, which don’t spread in the waiting room.
- In-network coverage – We participate with most major insurance carriers. Please consult your carrier or contact one of our scheduling representatives to verify our participation status with your insurance plan. Scheduling representatives can be reached at (813) 602-7896.
Common conditions treated at orthopedic urgent care
Since all Florida Orthopaedic Institute physicians are orthopedic specialists, our orthopedic urgent care is the superior choice for these sudden non-emergency conditions:
- Acute & Sudden Back Pain
- Adult & Youth Sports Injuries
- Automobile Accidents
- Cast or Wound Dressing Issues
- Closed Fractures
- Foot & Ankle Injuries
- Fracture Reductions
- Fractures & Dislocations
- Hand, Wrist & Elbow Injuries
- Industrial Work-Site Accidents
- Knee Injuries
- Limb Pain
- Minor Dislocations
- Musculoskeletal Pain or Injuries
- Neck & Back Injuries
- Painful, Swollen or Injured Joints
- Pediatric Injuries
- Postsurgical Pain or Complications
- Shoulder Injuries
- Sports Injuries
- Sprains & Strains
- Unexplained Limp
- Wounds & Lacerations
Frequently asked questions
Our orthopedic urgent care is an extension of our regular orthopedic clinic. Traditional urgent care centers and ERs have higher fees, and insurance companies will charge larger copays for those visits. Urgent care is an extension of our regular orthopedic clinic, so patients can expect to pay the same fees and copays as they would for a regular office visit.
Appointments are not required, but can be scheduled online in advance. Walk in during our orthopedic urgent care hours at the facility most convenient to you.
FOI patients are guaranteed specialized orthopedic care at our orthopedic urgent care centers. In fact, ERs and traditional urgent care centers will typically refer patients to an orthopedic practice for follow-ups anyway. You can save time and money by going directly to Florida Orthopaedic Institute’s Orthopaedic Urgent Care and be confident that your injury is being treated by a specialist in the orthopedic field. Additionally, wait times are typically much shorter than they would be at a traditional urgent care facility or emergency room.
Go to a hospital emergency room if you have:
- Burns
- Conditions Coupled with Life-Threatening Symptoms
- Cuts and/or Deep Lacerations
- Excessive Bleeding
- Eye Injuries
- Head Trauma
- Open Fractures
We recommend that you check with your insurance company to ensure coverage. If this is an orthopedic workers’ compensation-related injury, we must have authorization from your claims examiner prior to treatment.
Visit one of our orthopedic urgent care locations if you have a sudden injury as the result of an accident, sports or other intense physical activity (with the exception of a work related injury). These injuries include sprains and strains, closed fractures, minor dislocations, swollen or painful joints and any sudden or severe pain.
If the injury occurred at work, notify your employer immediately so they may contact our dedicated workers’ compensation department at (813) 971-3304 to authorize your urgent care visit.
If you have an ongoing condition, a minor injury with minimal pain or need a follow-up visit, you can schedule an appointment at the Florida Orthopaedic Institute. If you have any questions regarding when to visit our orthopedic urgent care center, please call us at (813) 287-9372 to speak to one of our representatives.
“After three days of excruciating pain in my hip and lower back, I went to the emergency room. Sat in the waiting room for four and one half hours. I got a referral to Dr. Reza Alavi. Within thirty minutes of taking X-rays he knew what my problem was. He gave me a cortisone injection which eased the pain.” Patient | Spine Pain
