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Insurance
  • MVP Health Care (380)
  • First Health (251)
  • Curative (208)
  • Cigna (173)
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield (93)
  • UnitedHealthCare (81)
  • MAPFRE Life Insurance Company of Puerto Rico (79)
  • Aetna (67)
  • University of MD Medical System (64)
  • CareFirst Blue Cross Blue Shield (46)
  • Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield (43)
  • CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield (42)
  • Humana (36)
  • Amerihealth (34)
  • Kaiser Permanente of the Mid-Atlantic States (29)
  • Optima Health (25)
  • Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield (21)
  • Capital Blue Cross (21)
  • Anthem (17)
  • Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas (16)
  • Oxford Health Plans (15)
  • Health Net (14)
  • Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina (12)
  • MultiPlan (12)
  • Oscar Health (12)
  • Capital District Physician's Health Plan (CDPHP) (10)
  • Connecticare (8)
  • Fidelis Care (8)
  • Kaiser Permanente (8)
  • MagnaCare (8)
  • Anthem Blue Cross (1)
  • Anthem Blue Cross Life and Health Insurance Company (1)
  • Blue Care Network of Michigan (1)
  • Blue Care Network of Michigan (BCN) (1)
  • Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island (1)
  • Blue Cross & Blue Shield of South Carolina (1)
  • Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama (1)
  • Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida, Inc. d/b/a Florida Blue (1)
  • Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois (1)
  • Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas (1)
  • Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana (1)
  • Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Massachusetts (1)
  • Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota (1)
  • Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Nebraska (1)
  • Blue Cross and Blue Shield of New Mexico (1)
  • Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Oklahoma (1)
  • Blue Cross and Blue Shield of South Carolina (1)
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona (1)
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arkansas (1)
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of California (1)
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Florida (1)
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Georgia (1)
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas City (1)
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan (1)
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Mississippi (1)
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Missouri (1)
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota (1)
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Pennsylvania (1)
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Western New York (1)
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Wisconsin (1)
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Wyoming (1)
  • Blue Cross of Idaho (1)
  • Blue Medicare Advantage (1)
  • Blue Shield of California (1)
  • Blue Shield of Northeastern New York (1)
  • BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee (1)
  • Canopy Health (1)
  • CareFirst BlueChoice, Inc. (1)
  • CBA Blue (1)
  • ChoiceCare Network (1)
  • Cigna-HealthSpring (1)
  • Delta Dental (1)
  • Delta Dental of New York (1)
  • Delta Dental of Washington (1)
  • Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield (1)
  • Excellus BlueCross BlueShield (1)
  • Florida Blue (1)
  • Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield of Western New York (1)
  • Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield West Virginia (1)
  • Highmark Blue Shield of Northeastern New York (1)
  • Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey (1)
  • Humana Benefit Plan of Illinois (1)
  • Humana Employers Health Plan of Georgia (1)
  • Humana Health Benefit Plan of Louisiana (1)
  • Humana Health Plan of Ohio (1)
  • Humana Health Plan of Texas (1)
  • Humana/CompBenefits (1)
  • HumanaOne (1)
  • Independence Blue Cross (1)
  • Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Colorado (1)
  • Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Georgia, Inc. (1)
  • Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of the Mid-Atlantic States, Inc. (1)
  • Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of the Northwest (1)
  • Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. (1)
  • Medicaid (1)
  • Medicaid of Arkansas (1)
  • Medicaid of California (1)
  • Medicaid of Florida (1)
  • Medicaid of Idaho (1)
  • Medicaid of Illinois (1)
  • Medicaid of Indiana (1)
  • Medicaid of Kentucky (1)
  • Medicaid of Maryland (1)
  • Medicaid of Missouri (1)
  • Medicaid of Oregon (1)
  • Medicaid of Tennessee (1)
  • Medicaid of Utah (1)
  • Premera Blue Cross (1)
  • Regence Blue Cross Blue Shield (1)
  • Regence Blue Cross Blue Shield of Utah (1)
  • Regence Blue Shield of Washington (1)
  • Regence BlueCross BlueShield of Oregon (1)
  • Regence BlueShield (1)
  • United Concordia (1)
  • United Concordia Dental (1)
  • UnitedHealth Group (1)
  • UnitedHealthcare Benefits of Texas (1)
  • UnitedHealthcare of California (1)
  • UnitedHealthcare Plan of the River Valley (1)
  • UnitedHealthOne (1)
  • Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield (1)
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Gender

Gender
  • Female (335)
  • Male (427)

Distance

Distance
  • 1 mile (3)
  • 5 miles (110)
  • 10 miles (762)
  • 25 miles (1092)
  • 50 miles (2790)
  • 100 miles (5853)
  • National (72454)

Specialty

Specialty
  • Pediatric Emergency Medicine (47)
  • Critical Care Medicine (22)
  • Emergency Medical Technology (EMT) (14)
  • Critical Care Surgery (10)
  • Medical Toxicology (9)
  • Pediatrics (8)
  • Critical Care Anesthesiology (4)
  • Sports Medicine (4)
  • Clinical Informatics (3)
  • Family Medicine (3)
  • Hospice & Palliative Medicine (3)
  • Undersea & Hyperbaric Medicine (3)
  • Urgent Care Medicine (3)
  • Addiction Medicine (2)
  • Internal Medicine (2)
  • Nursing (Nurse Practitioner) (1)
  • Aerospace Medicine (1)
  • Anesthesiology (1)
  • Neurocritical Care (1)
  • Emergency Medicine (Physician Assistant) (1)
  • Telemedicine (1)
  • Urgent Care Medicine (Physician Assistant) (1)
  • General Surgery (1)
  • Infectious Disease Medicine (1)
  • Interventional Radiology (1)
  • Vascular & Interventional Radiology (1)
  • Obesity Medicine (1)
  • Phlebology (1)
  • Physician Assistant (PA) (1)
  • Psychiatry (1)
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Age

Age
  • Under 40 (229)
  • 41-50 (211)
  • 51-60 (138)
  • 61-70 (64)
  • Over 70 (36)

Availability

Availability
  • Today (1)
  • Accepts new patients (70)
  • Telehealth (51)

Language

Language
  • Amharic (1)
  • Arabic (2)
  • Chinese (1)
  • Chinese, Min Nan (1)
  • Farsi (1)
  • French (2)
  • Gujarati (1)
  • Hindi (3)
  • Korean (2)
  • Punjabi (1)
  • Spanish (3)
  • Urdu (2)
  • Vietnamese (1)
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Patient Satisfaction

Patient Satisfaction
  • 5 Stars (78)
  • 4 Stars And Higher (98)
  • 3 Stars And Higher (124)
  • 2 Stars And Higher (146)
  • 1 Star And Higher (191)

Affiliated Facility

Affiliated Facility
  • University of Maryland Medical Center (80)
  • The Johns Hopkins Hospital (72)
  • Sinai Hospital of Baltimore (40)
  • University of MD Medical Center Midtown Campus (31)
  • Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center (28)
  • Greater Baltimore Medical Center (26)
  • Ascension Saint Agnes Hospital (26)
  • University of MD Capital Region Medical Center (26)
  • Mercy Medical Center (23)
  • MedStar Union Memorial Hospital (23)
  • Northwest Hospital Center (23)
  • University of Maryland St. Joseph Medical Center (21)
  • University of MD Upper Chesapeake Medical Center (19)
  • Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Center (19)
  • MedStar Good Samaritan Hospital (19)
  • MedStar Washington Hospital Center (17)
  • UM Baltimore Washington Medical Center (10)
  • MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center (10)
  • Carroll Hospital Center (10)
  • University of MD Shore Medical Center at Easton (9)
  • Adventist Healthcare White Oak Medical Center (9)
  • Adventist Healthcare Shady Grove Medical Center (8)
  • Howard University Hospital (7)
  • University of Maryland Shore Medical Center at Chestertown (7)
  • MedStar St. Mary's Hospital (6)
  • Luminis Health Doctors Community Medical Ctr (6)
  • MedStar Southern Maryland Hospital Center (6)
  • Inova Fairfax Hospital (5)
  • Holy Cross Hospital (4)
  • Grace Medical Center (4)
  • MedStar Harbor Hospital (4)
  • Meritus Medical Center (4)
  • WellSpan York Hospital (4)
  • MedStar Georgetown University Hospital (4)
  • George Washington University Hospital (3)
  • Sibley Memorial Hospital (3)
  • Frederick Health Hospital (3)
  • Emanate Health Inter-Community Hospital (3)
  • Mercy Medical Center Redding (3)
  • HCA Houston Healthcare Kingwood (2)
  • UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital (2)
  • Healthsouth Rehabilitation Hospital (2)
  • Advocate Lutheran General Hospital (2)
  • University Hospital (2)
  • New York-Presbyterian Hospital (2)
  • NYU Langone Hospitals (2)
  • Luminis Health Anne Arundel Medical Center (2)
  • Thomas Jefferson University Hospital (2)
  • University of Vermont Medical Center (2)
  • United Medical Center (2)
  • Caromont Regional Medical Center (2)
  • UPMC Western Maryland (2)
  • Swedish First Hill Campus (2)
  • Grand Strand Medical Center (2)
  • Trident Medical Center (2)
  • Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center (2)
  • Sarasota Memorial Hospital (2)
  • Swedish Issaquah Campus (2)
  • MedStar Montgomery Medical Center (2)
  • Kaiser Permanente Oakland Medical Center (2)
  • HCA HealthONE SKY Ridge (2)
  • Emanate Health Foothill Presbyterian Hospital (2)
  • St. Charles Bend (2)
  • Christiana Hospital (2)
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  • Colusa Medical Center (1)
  • Keefe Memorial Hospital (1)
  • Ben Taub Hospital (1)
  • St. John's Regional Medical Center (1)
  • Pocahontas Memorial Hospital (1)
  • CHI Health St. Francis (1)
  • Regions Hospital (1)
  • Montefiore Medical Center (1)
  • Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center (1)
  • Sarasota Memorial Hospital Venice (1)
  • Community Regional Medical Center (1)
  • Bon Secours Mary Immaculate Hospital (1)
  • Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center (1)
  • Saint Croix Regional Medical Center (1)
  • Inspira Medical Center Vineland (1)
  • Carteret Health Care (1)
  • Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center (1)
  • Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Hamilton (1)
  • Inova Alexandria Hospital (1)
  • Cape Cod Hospital (1)
  • MultiCare Good Samaritan Hospital (1)
  • UVA Health Prince William Medical Center (1)
  • Waterbury Hospital (1)
  • Piedmont Macon Medical Center (1)
  • Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center (1)
  • Provident Hospital of Cook County (1)
  • Iowa Health Care (1)
  • HCA Florida Sarasota Doctors Hospital (1)
  • Baltimore Convention Center Alternate Care Site (1)
  • Uams Medical Center (1)
  • Medical City Arlington (1)
  • Kaiser Permanente Sacramento Medical Center (1)
  • Montefiore St. Luke's Cornwall (1)
  • Reston Hospital Center (1)
  • Elliot Hospital (1)
  • Yale New Haven Hospital (1)
  • Nyack Hospital (1)
  • Saint Francis Hospital-Memphis (1)
  • Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (1)
  • Alaska Regional Hospital (1)
  • Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital-Milton (1)
  • UCHealth Memorial Hospital Central (1)
  • Kaiser Permanente Panorama City Medical Center (1)
  • Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center (1)
  • Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center (1)
  • UPMC Wellsboro (1)
  • University Medical Center of El Paso (1)
  • University Medical Center (1)
  • Saint Mary's Hospital (1)
  • Emory University Hospital Midtown (1)
  • Ascension Seton Hays (1)
  • Grady Memorial Hospital (1)
  • Pine Ridge IHS Hospital (1)
  • Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital (1)
  • CHRISTUS Southeast Texas-Saint Elizabeth (1)
  • Hartford Hospital (1)
  • Spotsylvania Regional Medical Center (1)
  • Falmouth Hospital (1)
  • University of North Carolina Hospital (1)
  • Titusville Area Hospital (1)
  • MultiCare Auburn Medical Center (1)
  • Enloe Medical Center (1)
  • Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle (1)
  • Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital (1)
  • Cleveland Clinic (1)
  • Chesapeake Regional Medical Center (1)
  • CommonSpirit Longmont United Hospital (1)
  • Sanford Usd Medical Center (1)
  • Washington Hospital (1)
  • Hunterdon Medical Center (1)
  • Piedmont Augusta (1)
  • Shorepoint Health Port Charlotte (1)
  • Southeast Health Medical Center (1)
  • University of MD Charles Regional Medical Center (1)
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  • CommonSpirit St. Catherine Hospital-Garden City (1)
  • Children's National Hospital (1)
  • IU Health West Hospital (1)
  • Northwestern Medicine Valley West Hospital (1)
  • Massachusetts General Hospital (1)
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  • Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center (1)
  • Orlando Health South Lake Hospital (1)
  • Community Hospital of Huntington Park (1)
  • Fairfield Medical Center (1)
  • Northridge Hospital Medical Center (1)
  • Chandler Regional Medical Center (1)
  • J Arthur Dosher Memorial Hospital (1)
  • Indiana University Health Frankfort (1)
  • CHI Saint Luke's Health Baylor College of Medicine ME (1)
  • Calverthealth Medical Center (1)
  • Lehigh Valley Hospital Hazleton (1)
  • HCA Florida Aventura Hospital (1)
  • Roxborough Memorial Hospital (1)
  • PeaceHealth Peace Harbor Medical Center (1)
  • Centinela Hospital Medical Center (1)
  • Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center (1)
  • Suburban Hospital (1)
  • Mercy Medical Center Cedar Rapids (1)
  • Baptist Medical Center Attala (1)
  • Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center (1)
  • Tulane Medical Center (1)
  • Bon Secours Memorial Regional Medical Center (1)
  • HCA Houston Healthcare Clear Lake (1)
  • Lawrence General Hospital (1)
  • CHRISTUS St. Michael Health System (1)
  • Ocean University Medical Center (1)
  • Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital (1)
  • Reynolds Memorial Hospital (1)
  • St. Luke's Hospital-Bethlehem Campus (1)
  • Regional Medical Center of San Jose (1)
  • Mercy Iowa City (1)
  • Healthalliance Hospital Marys Avenue (1)
  • UPMC East (1)
  • OHSU Hospital-Marquam Hill Campus (1)
  • Memorial Hospital Pembroke (1)
  • Houston Methodist Willowbrook Hospital (1)
  • Essentia Health-St. Joseph's Medical Center (1)
  • Staten Island University Hospital (1)
  • Kaiser Permanente Santa Clara Medical Center (1)
  • Jefferson Medical Center (1)
  • John Muir Medical Center Concord (1)
  • J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital (1)
  • Palmdale Regional Medical Center (1)
  • Kaiser Permanente South Sacramento Medical Center (1)
  • Straub Clinic and Hospital (1)
  • John Muir Medical Center Walnut Creek (1)
  • Mercy Gilbert Medical Center (1)
  • Washington Health System Greene (1)
  • Chippenham Hospital (1)
  • WellSpan Chambersburg Hospital (1)
  • Winchester Medical Center (1)
  • Saint John's Episcopal Hospital at South Shore (1)
  • Vidant Chowan Hospital (1)
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  • Anderson Regional Medical Center (1)
  • Alta View Hospital (1)
  • UT Southwestern University Hospital (1)
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  • The Queens Medical Center (1)
  • Onslow Memorial Hospital (1)
  • Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital (1)
  • Houston Methodist Hospital (1)
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  • Ohio State University Hospital (1)
  • UH Cleveland Medical Center (1)
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  • Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin (1)
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  • Adventist Healthcare Fort Washington Medical Center (1)
  • Kaiser Permanente San Rafael Medical Center (1)
  • Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania (1)
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  • Beloit Memorial Hospital (1)
  • St. Catherine Hospital-Dodge City (1)
  • CHRISTUS Jasper Memorial Hospital (1)
  • Concord Hospital-Franklin (1)
  • Holy Cross Germantown Hospital (1)
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  • University of Mississippi Medical Center (1)
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  • Holy Redeemer Hospital (1)
  • Mercy Health-St. Vincent Medical Center (1)
  • USC Arcadia Hospital (1)
  • Centra Lynchburg General Hospital (1)
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  • NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi (1)
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  • The Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital (1)
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  • University Health Truman Medical Center (1)
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  • Trinitas Regional Medical Center (1)
  • Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital (1)
  • Inspira Medical Center Elmer (1)
  • Mount Sinai Hospital (1)
  • Capital Health Regional Medical Center (1)
  • Riverton Hospital (1)
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  • Union Hospital of Cecil County (1)
  • Lakeview Hospital (1)
  • Ellenville Regional Hospital (1)
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  • Northwestern Memorial Hospital (1)
  • El Camino Hospital (1)
  • Tristar Horizon Medical Center (1)
  • Southern Maine Health Care (1)
  • Saint Luke's Hospital Anderson (1)
  • Lewisgale Medical Center (1)
  • Wetzel County Hospital (1)
  • Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital (1)
  • UPMC Presbyterian (1)
  • Pali Momi Medical Center (1)
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Emergency Medicine Specialists near you often stay updated with the latest developments through continuous medical education, attending conferences, and participating in research. This commitment to staying informed benefits their patients by providing access to cutting-edge treatments and techniques. Feel free to ask your emergency medicine specialists about recent advancements during your appointments.

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There are several options for low-cost or free clinics for uninsured individuals. You can begin your search by visiting the website of your state's Department of Health or accessing resources like the National Association of Free and Charitable Clinics (NAFC). Additionally, community health centers, nonprofit organizations, and local hospitals may offer sliding-scale fee clinics or programs designed to provide healthcare services to uninsured or underinsured individuals.

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