Urgent Care at Lakewood Health System
When it feels urgent to you, it matters to us. When you need care today for an illness or injury that can’t wait, our urgent care team is here with same-day treatment and convenient access, without the emergency room wait.
Schedule an Urgent Care Appointment
Lakewood's urgent care is located at our Staples campus and provides quick, 15-minute appointments for minor illnesses, ailments, and injuries.
- Location: 49725 County 83, Staples, MN 56479
- Monday–Friday: 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
- Saturday: 8 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Patients with appointments are prioritized over walk-ins. Late arrivals may be asked to reschedule to ensure timely care for all.
Urgent Care FAQs
What kind of illnesses and infections can be treated at urgent care?
Urgent care providers can treat:
- Allergies
- Asthma
- Bug or tick bite, lice, scabies, or shingles
- Cold or flu symptoms
- Cough (new onset)
- Cyst, abscess, wound infection, or cellulitis
- Pink eye
- Skin rash or infection
- Sore throat
- STD (sexually transmitted disease)
- Vaginal discharge/itching
- UTI (urinary tract infection)
What kind of stomach and digestive issues can be treated at urgent care?
Urgent care providers can treat:
- Abdominal pain (for less than seven days)
- Constipation (new onset; for less than seven days)
- Diarrhea (for less than seven days)
- Nausea or vomiting
What kind of injuries and physical ailments can be treated at urgent care?
Urgent care providers can treat:
- Animal bite or scratch
- Cut or laceration
- Ear pain
- Ear wax removal
- Eye injury
- Foreign object removal
- Joint or back pain (for less than seven days)
- Joint injury (ankle, knee, shoulder, wrist)
- Minor burns
- Minor motor vehicle accident
- Nose bleed
- Removal of stitches
- Scratch or abrasion
- Tooth pain
- Worker's comp
What other conditions can be treated at urgent care?
Urgent care providers can treat:
- Anxiety or depression (new or worsening in last seven days)
- Headache or migraine
- Pregnancy test
- Syncope (fainting)