Emergency/Urgent Care Resources

The UHCS is not equipped to handle life threatening Medical emergencies.

In case of an emergency call 911 and arrange for immediate and rapid transport to an emergency facility, such as a hospital, where sophisticated equipment and resources are available. UHCS is NOT an emergency or urgent care facility.

Mental Health Emergency

Counseling maintains walk-in crises appointments each day during business hours. We consider an urgent issue to be for people who are having thoughts of harm to self or others, have suffered trauma or assault, or other situations where they are cancelling school or work. If you believe someone is in immediate danger, call 911.
For Mental Health Emergency  after 4:30 pm M-F or on weekends: 800-365-1587 (24 hour number)
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline 800-273-8255 (24 hour number)
UW-W Sexual Misconduct 262-472-1060 (24 hour number)

Local Hospital Emergency Room: Fort HealthCare (8 miles)

611 Sherman Ave.
Fort Atkinson, WI 53538
920-568-5333 (24 hour number)

Directions

Take Hwy N north to Hwy 106 and turn left (west) to Fort Atkinson. Hospital is about a half-mile past the bridge on the right-hand side of road. Turn right onto Armenia Street. At stop sign go straight and then turn right at the next parking lot entrance. Follow signs for Emergency Room.

Other Area Emergency Rooms

Janesville: Mercy Hospital Emergency Room
608-756-6611 (24 hour number)
1000 Mineral Point Road

Mercy North Emergency Room
608-314-3605 (24 hour number)3400 Deerfield Dr. 53546

St. Mary's Janesville Hospital
608-373-8000
3400 E. Racine St. 53546

Elkhorn: Aurora Lakeland Hospital
262-741-2120 (24 hour number)
W3985 County Road NN

Poison Information Center 608-262-3702 or 800-222-1222 (24 hour number)

Local Urgent Care Clinics

Whitewater - Mercy Care 5pm-9pm, Monday - Friday; 9am-2pm Saturday
507 W Main 262-473-0401

Fort Atkinson - Fort HealthCare M-F 5PM-11PM, Sat-Sun Noon-11PM
611 Sherman Ave E. 920-568-5330

Janesville - Mercy North, M-F 7AM-9PM, Sat-Sun 9AM-9PM
3400 Deerfield Dr. 608-314-3605

Lake Mills - Fort HealthCare, M-F 5PM-8PM, Sat 8AM-8PM, Sun 10AM-8PM
200 E. Tyranena Park Rd. 920-648-3113

Medical Clinics in Whitewater

Whitewater Family Practice (Dean Care HMO) 1305 W. Main
262-473-4548

Internal Medicine and Pediatrics 1461 W. Main
262-473-5888

Whitewater Mercy - Mercy, 507 W. Main
262-4730400