BayCare Urgent Care (South Lakeland) — Southwest Lakeland
2645 Florida Ave S, Lakeland, FL 33803
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About This Location
BayCare Urgent Care (South Lakeland) is part of BayCare Health System — a leading nonprofit health system serving the Tampa Bay region with 16 hospitals: Morton Plant Hospital (Clearwater flagship), St. Joseph's Hospital (Tampa), St. Anthony's Hospital (St. Petersburg), Mease Countryside Hospital (Safety Harbor), Mease Dunedin Hospital, BayCare Behavioral Health, plus 10+ other Tampa Bay campuses (St. Joseph's North Lutz, South Riverview, Children's Tampa, Winter Haven, Bartow, plus others). BayCare operates more than 200 ambulatory sites across Pinellas, Hillsborough, Pasco, and Polk counties. The BayCare Urgent Care brand provides same-day walk-in evaluation across the Tampa Bay region — on-site digital X-ray, in-house lab testing, laceration repair, IV hydration, and integrated BayCare Epic MyChart EMR shared with the 16 BayCare hospitals.
About Southwest Lakeland
This location serves Southwest Lakeland, FL and the greater Lakeland metropolitan area. Walk-in urgent care is widely available across the region with national chains (MinuteClinic, AFC, Concentra) plus local health system urgent care centers. For life-threatening emergencies, go to Jackson Memorial (Miami), Tampa General, AdventHealth, or Orlando Health.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is BayCare Urgent Care?
BayCare Urgent Care is the same-day walk-in care brand of BayCare Health System — multiple locations across the Tampa Bay region (Pinellas, Hillsborough, Pasco, Polk counties). Services include treatment of minor illness/injury, on-site digital X-ray, in-house lab testing, IV hydration, and laceration repair. All-ages care including pediatrics. Online check-in available.
What insurance does BayCare Urgent Care (South Lakeland) accept?
BayCare accepts Florida Blue (BCBS of Florida), Humana, Aetna, UnitedHealthcare, Cigna, Medicare, and Florida Medicaid. Major in-network plans include Florida Blue, UnitedHealthcare, Aetna, Cigna, Humana, AvMed, Tricare, Medicare, Medicare Advantage, and Florida Medicaid Managed Care plans (Sunshine Health, Simply Healthcare, Humana Healthy Horizons, Aetna Better Health of Florida).
How does BayCare connect to St. Joseph's Hospital and Morton Plant Hospital?
All BayCare Urgent Care visits feed into BayCare's Epic MyChart EMR — visible across all 16 BayCare hospitals (St. Joseph's Tampa, Morton Plant Clearwater, St. Anthony's St. Petersburg, Mease Countryside, Mease Dunedin, plus others) and 4,000+ BayCare-affiliated physicians. Imaging, labs, and referrals to BayCare subspecialists flow seamlessly.
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