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Children's Urgent Care - Two Locations

If your child has a life-threatening illness or injury, please call 911 or go to your nearest emergency room. Directions to UMMC's Children's Emergency Room. If your child has come into contact with or swallowed a poisonous substance, call poison control at 1-800-222-1222.


Same-Day Appointments

Urgent care is available at two convenient locations. Pediatric patients up to 18 years old can receive care for: fever, respiratory illnesses, vomiting, minor cuts and burns, earaches, cough, cold, COVID and flu, rashes, sprains and minor broken bones. Rapid testing is available for COVID, flu, RSV and strep. Lab and x-ray services are available on site. Most insurances and Medicaid accepted.

For same-day care that may require stitches, select the Grants Ferry clinic. Schedule an appointment online below or call.

Children's of Mississippi - Batson Kids Clinic

7730 Old Canton Road, Suite A
Madison, MSĀ  39110
(601) 815-5300

Hours:

Monday through Friday
8am to 4:30pm

Location and driving directions

Children's of Mississippi - Grants Ferry Clinic


1010 Lakeland Place
Flowood, MS 39232
(601) 815-0610

Hours:

Monday - Friday, 8am - 8pm
Saturday, 8am - 2pm
Sunday, 1pm - 7pm

Location and driving directions

Schedule an Appointment Online

When to take your child to the Emergency Room vs. Urgent Care

Emergency Room

  • Severe allergic reaction (anaphylaxis)
  • Severe asthma symptoms (trouble breathing)
  • Fever in a child under two months old
  • Bleeding that will not stop
  • Severe burns and cuts
  • Poisoning
  • Psychiatric evaluation
  • Seizure
  • Severe head injury (with loss of consciousness)
  • Sports or motor vehicle injury with neck pain
  • Migraine headache

Urgent Care

  • Newly developed fever, respiratory symptoms and/or sore throat
  • Vomiting and diarrhea
  • Arm pain from a playground fall
  • Minor sprains and strains from sports injuries
  • Earaches and ear drainage
  • Rashes (acute or chronic)
  • Eye redness or drainage