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"Thank you for the very kind and professional treatment I received when I came to your office. Another immediate care office said I could come in the next day, but you took me immediately! You took the time and patience to explain everything, which is really important when someone is sick. I will tell all my friends about your professionalism and fine treatment."

Quality, ER-trained medical care with or without an appointment
Expert, non-life threatening emergency care service for all ages
On-site X-rays, IV fluids, respiratory treatments, medications, suturing and casting
Convenient, extended hours
Check wait times or request same-day appointments online
Most insurance plans and low,
self-pay rates

Come in, call 860 236-3911
or 860 263-8050, or
click here to request a same-day appointment online!

About New England Urgent Care, West Hartford

West Hartford's first urgent care center, New England Urgent Care, West Hartford, treats all non-life threatening urgent and emergency medical illnesses and injuries -- with our without an appointment.

Why go to the ER for non-life threatening immediate care when you can come to New England Urgent Care, West Hartford, and be seen fast and efficiently without a long wait?

Why choose New England Urgent Care, West Hartford

Urgent care fills the gap between primary care and hospital emergency rooms, offering increased convenience and cost savings. New England Urgent Care, West Hartford, is uniquely staffed with an ER-trained medical team that has the expertise, equipment and compassion to handle more non-life threatening urgent medical needs that any other walk-in clinic in the area.

And, New England Urgent Care, West Hartford, has received the Certified Urgent Care designation, which distinguishes it as a true urgent care center.

Consider New England Urgent Care, West Hartford, as an extension of your regular doctor’s practice — we’re open and available when that office is closed. Within 24 hours of your visit to New England Urgent Care, West Hartford, your primary care provider will receive a detailed report so they can follow-up on your treatment.

And, if you're new to the area or just visitng from out of town, New England Urgent Care, West Hartford, will treat you quickly and compassionately.

Hours and location

New England Urgent Care, West Hartford is open 7 days a week with convenient hours. Walk-in patients are welcome and will be seen as quickly as possible. For convenience, patients can also make a same-day appointment or check wait times online.

Monday-Friday:
8 am – 8 pm

Weekends and Holidays:
9 am – 6 pm

New England Urgent Care, West Hartford is located in the heart of West Hartford, one block away from West Hartford Center and Blue Back Square. Click here for directions.

Top-notch, ER-trained staff

Not only does our staff have extensive emergency care experience, we are sensitive to the needs of diverse age groups and especially attentive to the concerns of elders, toddlers and children.

Staff members are selected for their knowledge, ability, experience and professionalism, and can draw blood, place intravenous lines for hydration, provide health assessments, take x-rays and participate in patient treatment. Our skilled nursing staff provides a high level of patient education and exceptional care during your visit.

New England Urgent Care, West Hartford is directed and provided by board-certified emergency
medicine physicians with over 20 years emergency care experience.

Michael Gutman, MD, PhD, FACEP, Medical Director, has been in practice for over 20 years. In 1988, Dr. Gutman received his MD/PhD at the University of Western Ontario. He initially began his career training for Neurosurgery before switching to Emergency Medicine residency, earning his American Board Certification in 1996 and working as an attending emergency physician at St. Francis Hospital, Hartford. In 2002, Dr. Gutman joined the US Army Reserves following 9/11. He was deployed overseas three times over a five-year period — twice to Iraq and once to Bosnia.

Dr. Gutman brings his keen intellect and passion for excellent care — gained from years of training and experience — to his patients here at New England Urgent Care, West Hartford. In addition, the organizational and leadership skills acquired during his service to the US army serve to optimize the operations and effectiveness of this organization.

Yahel Gutman, RN, BSN, Clinical Director, has extensive experience in emergency care nursing, teaching Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) and Trauma. In 2009, as an emergency care nurse, Yahel received the Nightingale Award for Excellence in Nursing from Saint Francis Hospital.

A graduate of Hebrew University, Yahel’s impressive résumé includes teaching emergency care in the Israeli Army, teaching in nursing school and working as an ICU nurse. In 1991, after switching her main focus to emergency care, Yahel taught pre-hospital emergency care and ACLS, was part of the ED management team, and a nursing director of a bone marrow transplant unit.

Yahel’s vast knowledge and love of emergency nursing provides patients of New England Urgent Care, West Hartford with compassionate care and thorough treatment education.

Michael G. Zerbe, PA-C, MHS, Physician Assistant, is well versed in emergency care, having been a Certified Physician Assistant since 1997 and an ER Physician Assistant Coordinator/Supervisor for six years.

Michael received his Masters Health Science degree from Quinnipiac College where he taught Physician Assistant courses for 10 years and received the following awards — Graduate Academic Achievements, Distinguished Alumni and Outstanding Clinical Preceptor.

Prior to his Physician Assistant career, Michael was an X-ray technician since 1982. He brings these two areas of expertise to his role at New England Urgent Care, West Hartford. “At New England Urgent Care, I have the time to give patients my utmost personal care, which is my ultimate goal,” explained Zerbe.

Expert, ER-trained immediate health care is here — right in your neighborhood — to help you get better

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