The Best Urgent Care in South San Francisco
How it Works
Select a time
Select same-day appointments that fit in your schedule.
Speak to a doctor
Speak to a doctor, get diagnosed, treated and prescribed medication, if necessary.
Pick up your prescription
Pick up your prescription at a local pharmacy, at your convenience.
Nearby Cities
- San Bruno, CA (1.68 mi)
- Brisbane, CA (1.85 mi)
- Colma, CA (3.23 mi)
- Millbrae, CA (4.04 mi)
- Daly City, CA (4.12 mi)
- Broadmoor, CA (4.66 mi)
- Pacifica, CA (5.17 mi)
- Hillsborough, CA (5.78 mi)
- Burlingame, CA (6.23 mi)
- San Mateo, CA (7.77 mi)
- San Francisco, CA (8.34 mi)
- Highlands-Baywood Park, CA (9.75 mi)
- Montara, CA (9.78 mi)
- Foster City, CA (10.00 mi)
- Moss Beach, CA (10.52 mi)
- El Granada, CA (11.03 mi)
FAQs
We are a telemedicine provider that allows you to speak with one of our doctors at the comfort of your own home through your smart phone or computer.
No, PlushCare is solely defined as a telemedicine company. We do not have any physical walk-in clinics, however, our physicians are still able to diagnose, treat, and prescribe medications via the phone or video consultation.
Upon completion of your appointment, your doctor will send the prescription electronically to the pharmacy indicated in your profile for pickup.
We are electronically integrated with Quest Diagnostics and LabCorp. Your PlushCare doctor will send the lab referral electronically to the most convenient testing facility in your area. They will then receive the results electronically (after 3-5 business days) and will follow up with you immediately after.
Our doctor's have the ability to provide either a refill or initiation on most medications, outside of controlled substances. Here are some common medications that our doctor's have the ability to prescribe: Valtrex, Zoloft, Sertraline, Olanzapine, Trazodone, Propranolol, Prozac, Acyclovir, Metformin, Tamsulosin, Amlodipine, Valsartan. However, it is important to note that our doctor's will still defer to their best medical judgement during your visit, which may result in an outcome that is independent from prescribing any specific medications. If you want to check whether or not we are able to help you, or if we can prescribe any specific medications, please send a message to [email protected] or give us a call at 1(800) 221-5140.
PlushCare providers can provide simple forms such as work/school excuses or return to work/school documents whenever clinically appropriate. PlushCare's policy is to provide an excuse note for no more than 3 consecutive days. If additional days are requested, a new appointment is required for a new doctor's excuse note for up to another 3 consecutive days. Please discuss your need for a work note with your PlushCare physician at the time of the appointment for swift processing. PlushCare is not able to provide more substantial documents like FMLA forms, Disability forms or Handicap/DMV card documents.
Yes, PlushCare is HIPAA compliant and our electronic medical records are held in a private electronic health records system. Our team has gone through extensive training to ensure that patient information is thoroughly protected. Any database or web platform that we use is also HIPAA compliant.
Yes, we're extremely grateful for the services you provide our country. Veterans and active military pay only $49 per visit. Please email a copy of your military ID to [email protected]
Your credit card is not charged when you book an appointment. It will only be charged 30 minutes after your appointment is complete. If your doctor cannot solve your health issue, the doctor lets our Clinical Team know, and we will make sure to address this issue on a case-by-case basis and come up with a solution.
Yes. Your health and data privacy are our top priorities. PlushCare services are all HIPAA compliant. Your information is kept confidential and is not shared with anyone outside the organization.
Visit our FAQs page for all frequently asked questions
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About South San Francisco
South San Francisco is, as it sounds, south of San Francisco. It's nicknamed "The Industrial City." The zip code is 94128.
South San Francisco neighborhoods include:
- Avalon Park
- Avalon Pines
- Buri Buri
- Cypress
- Downtown
- Peninsula Pines
- Serra Highlands
- Sunshine Gardens
- The East Side
- West Winston Manor
- Westborough
- West Park
When should you go to an urgent care center?
There are over 30 South San Francisco urgent care centers. Plus, proximity to San Francisco and the suburbs of San Jose, make it incredibly easy to get great medical care when and where you need it. Urgent care centers, which are part of the walk-in clinic healthcare category, are convenient for minor illnesses, injuries prescription refills and more. You can use urgent care centers for school physicals, stomach pains, ear infections, throat infections, flu shots, immunizations, burns, scrapes, bites and almost anything else you can think of! Some even offer visiot tests, EKG and more sophisticated treatments. Plus, if you need a doctor's note to excuse your absence, they can often do that too.
Urgent care is great because you often pay less (with or without insurance) and wait times can be as little as 15 minutes (up to several hours during the busiest time of year).
How much does it cost to go to urgent care in South San Francisco?
Typically, insurance covers urgent care visits. If you have a copay, you will typically pay $25 to $100 out of pocket. But it's important to ask the center if they are an in-network provider. Uninsured patients typically pay about $200 out of pocket.
More affordable options include online clinics like PlushCare, which costs $99 out of pocket for appointments. Book an appointment here.
Can you get a prescription at urgent care in South San Francisco?
Most urgent care centers will prescribe medications as needed by the patient. Common prescriptions include: tamiflu, antidepressants, antibiotics, hyptertension medications, thyroid medications and much more.
Do urgent care centers prescribe antibiotics?
This is a very common question. Yes, urgent care centers do prescribe antibiotics. Antibiotics are generally used to treat conditions like sinus infections, strep throat and UTI.
Can I get a prescription online instead?
Online doctors can be a much more affordable, safe and secure way to get the medication you need. Online doctors can write prescriptions for nearly every medication. Click below to book an appointment with a PlushCare online physician and get treated on your phone or computer in 15 minutes.
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