Urgent Care in New York

New York State's urgent care directory currently covers Buffalo — the state's second-largest city and the anchor of Western New York (1.1M metro residents across Erie and Niagara counties). With 55 verified walk-in clinics, the network is anchored by Kaleida Health (Buffalo General Medical Center flagship, Oishei Children's Hospital, Millard Fillmore Suburban, DeGraff Memorial), Catholic Health System (Mercy Hospital, Sisters of Charity, Kenmore Mercy, Mount St. Mary's), ECMC Erie County Medical Center (public Level I Trauma), Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, UBMD Physicians (University at Buffalo faculty practice), and commercial walk-in providers — WellNow Urgent Care (founded in Syracuse NY, one of Buffalo's largest chains, now Aspen Dental-owned), MedExpress, Concentra, MinuteClinic at CVS, and Five Star Urgent Care (Rochester-based). Clinics serve Buffalo proper (Downtown, Allentown, Elmwood Village, University Heights), Erie County suburbs (Amherst/Williamsville, Cheektowaga, West Seneca, Tonawanda, Hamburg, Orchard Park, Lancaster, East Aurora, Lackawanna), and Niagara County (Niagara Falls, Lockport, North Tonawanda, Lewiston). Most NY urgent care centers accept BlueCross BlueShield of Western New York (part of the Highmark family), Independent Health (Buffalo-based non-profit insurer), Univera Healthcare, Aetna, Cigna, UnitedHealthcare, Fidelis Care, Medicare, and New York Medicaid Managed Care (Fidelis, Molina, Healthfirst, MetroPlus).