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Home Services Emergency Care ER or Urgent Care: Know Where to Go

ER or Urgent Care: Know Where to Go

Choosing between going to the emergency room and urgent care isn’t always easy clear. To help, Central Maine Healthcare has put together a symptom checker.

If you are currently experiencing severe pain, call 9-1-1 or head to your nearest emergency room.

If you are experiencing symptoms but are stable, it may help to match your symptoms up to the chart below.

Quick Symptom Checker Chart

Go to the ER if you have:

  • Chest pain or difficulty breathing
  • Weakness/numbness on one side
  • Slurred speech
  • Fainting/change in mental state
  • Serious burns
  • Head or eye injury
  • Concussion/confusion
  • Broken bones and dislocated joints
  • Fever with a rash
  • Seizures
  • Severe cuts that may require stitches

Go to Urgent Care if you have:

  • Fever without a rash
  • Wheezing or shortness of breath
  • Dehydration
  • Moderate flu-like symptoms
  • Sprains and strains
  • Small cuts that may require stitches
  • Ear infections
  • Allergies
  • Sprains

Find an ER Near You

If your symptoms mainly fall in the left column, you should immediately go to ER:

Central Maine Medical Center
300 Main St, Lewiston, ME 04240

Bridgton Hospital
10 Hospital Dr, Bridgton, ME 04009

Rumford Hospital
420 Franklin St, Rumford, ME 04276

Find an Urgent Care Near You

If your symptoms fall mainly in the right column, visit an urgent care facility near you.