Urgent Care in St. Louis, MO

St. Louis is an independent city (not part of any county) and the anchor of the 16-county St. Louis metropolitan area — home to about 2.8 million residents across Missouri and Illinois. Founded in 1764 by French fur traders and named for Louis IX of France, St. Louis was once the fourth-largest US city and the key staging point for westward expansion (the Gateway Arch at 630 feet, completed in 1965, commemorates this role). The city proper has about 300,000 residents while the metropolitan area extends across St. Louis County (the largest county, 1M residents), St. Charles County, Jefferson County, and five Illinois counties (the 'Metro East' — St. Clair, Madison, Monroe). Landmarks include Washington University in St. Louis (one of the top US research universities), the Missouri Botanical Garden, Forest Park (larger than NYC's Central Park), Anheuser-Busch's historic Soulard brewery, and the Mississippi Riverfront.

St. Louis's healthcare is anchored by three major systems. BJC HealthCare is the largest — a non-profit system operating Barnes-Jewish Hospital (1,266 beds, the primary teaching hospital of Washington University School of Medicine and consistently ranked among the nation's top hospitals), St. Louis Children's Hospital, Missouri Baptist Medical Center, Christian Hospital, Missouri Baptist Sullivan Hospital, and 14 total hospitals plus extensive urgent care. SSM Health is a Catholic non-profit system operating SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital (the SLU School of Medicine teaching hospital), SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital, and multiple community hospitals. Mercy is another Catholic system with Mercy Hospital St. Louis (450+ beds), Mercy Hospital Jefferson, and Mercy Hospital South. Additional systems: St. Luke's Hospital (Chesterfield, independent non-profit), Washington University Physicians (the academic faculty practice), and HSHS (Hospital Sisters Health System, Illinois Metro East). Walk-in urgent care is provided by BJC Urgent Care, SSM Health Urgent Care, Mercy GoHealth Urgent Care, St. Luke's Urgent Care, Total Access Urgent Care (a popular St. Louis-based chain), Urgent Care Plus, Concentra, MedExpress, AFC Urgent Care, and MinuteClinic at CVS.

This directory covers verified urgent care locations across the City of St. Louis (Downtown, Central West End, The Hill, Soulard, Lafayette Square, The Grove, Tower Grove, Forest Park Southeast, Skinker-DeBaliviere, Delmar Loop, Dogtown, Midtown, South Grand, Shaw, Washington University Medical Center), St. Louis County (Clayton, Ladue, Creve Coeur, University City, Maplewood, Webster Groves, Kirkwood, Brentwood, Richmond Heights, Florissant, Hazelwood, Ferguson, Chesterfield, Ballwin, Town and Country, Des Peres), St. Charles County (St. Charles, O'Fallon MO, St. Peters, Lake Saint Louis, Wentzville), and the Illinois Metro East (Belleville, O'Fallon IL, Edwardsville, Collinsville, Fairview Heights, Granite City). Most clinics accept Anthem BlueCross BlueShield of Missouri, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois, UnitedHealthcare, Aetna, Cigna, Humana, Tricare (significant Scott AFB presence in Illinois Metro East), Medicare, MO HealthNet (Missouri Medicaid), and Illinois Medicaid.