HCMC's Emergency Express Care
612-873-5555

Patients with minor acute illnesses, simple injuries, and other non-emergency conditions now have a fast track through the Emergency Department since HCMC's new Emergency Express Care opened on level one of the Red Building.

The new 4,800 square foot unit combines the expertise of the Hennepin County Medical Center Emergency Department with fast-track efficiency in a beautiful new warm and comfortable setting.

The opening of this unit completes two years of renovation and expansion of

emergency care services at HCMC.

HCMC's new Emergency Express Care

Acute Psychiatric Services, a 24-hour walk-in psychiatric crisis center, recently expanded

on the same floor as the new unit and the main Emergency Department, making the first floor of the Red Building at 730 S. 8th Street the central location for emergency care on the HCMC campus.

Patients will report to the Emergency Department triage desk and cross the hallway to Emergency Express Care if appropriate.

Hours of Operation

  •  Open 363 days a year*, 9 a.m. - 7 p.m. Walk - in service, no appointment is  necessary.

* closed Thanksgiving and Christmas

Mission Statement

Hennepin County Medical Center is a public teaching hospital committed to providing the highest quality primary, acute and specialty health care. Emergency Express Care exists to provide acute episodic care for minor illness and injury of the adult. We accomplish this mission by:

  • Operating a facility open day and evening hours, 363 days a year for patients
    age 17 and older.
  • Providing expedient patient-focused ambulatory, non-scheduled medical care, supporting emergency services and decompressing the main department.
  • Referring patients that require care for complex illness or injury to the Emergency Department or the appropriate Hennepin County Medical Center Health Care Provider.
  • Supporting continuity of care by coordinating and communicating with the patient’s primary clinics and physicians through referrals and follow-up care.
  • Maintaining skilled professional nursing and medical staff. We provide a clinical training site for physicians and other health care professionals.

Staffing

  • Board-Certified Family Practice Physicians, Certified nurse practitioners
  • Residents
  • Registered Nurses, ACLS & TNCC certified. Joni Kopitzke Nurse Practioner

 

Nursing staff are veteran Emergency Nurses now designated

to this area, which supports the process of expedient, fast-track

care. Their skills and knowledge base enhance rapid assessment

and training to appropriate resources as needed.

HCMC's Emergency Express Care
Phone: (612) 873-5555