Walk-in clinics and urgent care in Langley

Is there still a walk-in clinic in Langley? Yes, a handful, but fewer than the search results suggest. A lot of clinics that Google calls “walk-in” now say plainly on their own sites that they’re appointment-only. Here’s what we found when we checked each one, plus the option most people overlook: the Fraser Health urgent care centre on 64 Avenue, open until 8pm every day.

Langley Urgent and Primary Care Centre

This is the place for something that can’t wait for your own doctor but isn’t a 9-1-1 emergency: a cut that needs stitches, an infection, a new burn, pain that’s getting worse, a new mental health worry, a painful bladder. Fraser Health says it sees concerns that need attention within 12 to 24 hours.

How it works, from Fraser Health’s page:

1. Register by phoning 604-514-7477 or by walking in. Have your BC Services Card (Personal Health Number) ready. Walking in won’t get you seen faster; the most urgent cases go first.
2. A nurse calls you back, usually within two hours, and asks more about the problem.
3. You’re booked in at a set time, or the nurse tells you where else to get care.

Parking is free. A medical interpreter is available by phone or video at no cost. For chest pain, head injuries or a broken bone, Fraser Health says go to emergency instead.

Walk-in clinics in Langley

Hours change and clinics fill up early. Call or check the site before you go.

Willowbrook

• Reliance Medical Clinic, 19851 Willowbrook Dr (in the Real Canadian Superstore). Its site says it’s open to walk-in patients and accepting new patients. Monday to Friday, 7am to 5pm. reliancemedicalclinic.ca
• Willoughby Medical Centre, Unit B1A, 20202 66 Ave (Willoughby Shopping Centre). A family practice and walk-in clinic; the home page shows whether the walk-in is still taking patients that day. 604-514-8800. willoughbymedical.ca

Langley City

• Langley Medical Clinic, 5796 Glover Rd #101. New patients and walk-ins welcome, per its site. Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm. langleymedicalclinic.ca
• Pure Care Clinic Langley, 20644 Fraser Hwy #100. Same-day visits in person or by telemedicine, with a wait-time display and online booking. Monday to Friday 7am to 4pm, Saturday 7am to 2pm. 604-427-2090. purecarecliniclangley.ca

Walnut Grove

• Yorkson Terra Nova Medical Centre, 8880 202 St #6. Terra Nova’s site offers same-day visits, virtual or in person, with no referral or registration needed for the virtual walk-in. terranovamedical.ca

Aldergrove

• 272 Medical, 2941 272 St. Walk-ins go through Medimap, linked from its home page. 272medical.com

Clinics that are appointment-only

Worth knowing before you drive over. These clinics say on their own sites that they don’t take walk-ins:

• SAFA Medical Clinic, Walnut Grove: “NOT a walk-in clinic”; book online.
• Willowbrook Medical Clinic: no longer accepting walk-ins or new patients.
• HealthPoint Medical Clinic, Willowbrook: family practice only for now.

A few family practices handle urgent same-day needs for their own patients only. Fort Family Practice in Fort Langley books same-day urgent appointments from 8:30am, and Langley Primary Health Care Associates in Murrayville asks patients with urgent needs to call so staff can triage them.

No family doctor?

Register with the Health Connect Registry (online or by calling 8-1-1) to be matched with a family doctor or nurse practitioner. Our family doctor guide covers the rest, and for eyes, see optometrists in Langley.

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