Akron Children’s Quick Care now open in Austintown

03-30-2022 (Akron, Ohio )

Akron Children’s Hospital has expanded Quick Care – a convenient option for kids’ minor illnesses and injuries – to Austintown and surrounding communities.

Quick Care is located at 5480 Norquest Blvd. Current hours are Monday and Friday from noon to 8 p.m. (last appointment at 7:40 p.m.) and Saturdays and Sundays from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. (last appointment at 5:40 p.m.). Appointments are recommended, and they can be scheduled online at akronchildrens.org/scheduling.

Quick Care is an option for families when children need non-urgent medical care, such as:

• Allergies
• Burns/sunburn (minor)
• Colds
• Cough/congestion/upper respiratory infection
• Cuts (small, minor)
• Diarrhea
• Ear infections/earaches
• Eye redness/drainage/itching
• Fever (child 3 months or older)
• Flu
• Headache (without nausea, vomiting or vision changes)
• Insect bites/stings or minor dog bite
• Nausea
• Pain upon urination
• Rashes/skin infections
• Sore throat
• Stomach pain (minor)
• Urinary tract infection (in potty-trained child, fever less than 103 degrees)

In addition, sports and work physicals are available. A fee of $45 is due at the time of service for physicals.

Quick Care offers testing for patients who have symptoms possibly related to COVID-19. However, testing is not available for patients without symptoms who are seeking sports, school, work or day care clearance.  

Other Akron Children’s Quick Care locations include the Mahoning Valley campus in Boardman and the Portage Health Center in Ravenna.