VA urgent care in Davie and Plantation: UrgentMed is in-network and registered as a VA-approved urgent care under the VA Community Care Network at both the Davie and Plantation clinics. Veterans enrolled in VA health care walk in for minor illnesses and injuries seven days a week — no referral, no prior authorization — and the clinic bills the VA’s network administrator directly.
VA urgent care near Davie, Plantation and Fort Lauderdale — in-network at both clinics
Florida is served by VA Community Care Network Region 3, administered by Optum, and both UrgentMed clinics are in that network for the urgent care benefit. That matters because the benefit only pays at in-network locations: a veteran who walks into an out-of-network clinic is responsible for the whole bill. Our clinics are minutes from the VA outpatient clinics in Sunrise and Pembroke Pines and open the evenings, weekends and holidays those clinics are not — the hours most urgent care visits actually happen.
- Davie — 5149 S University Drive, just off I-595; serves Davie, Cooper City, Southwest Ranches, Weston and Pembroke Pines.
- Plantation — 10199 Cleary Boulevard, Suite 10; serves Plantation, Sunrise, Lauderhill, Tamarac and west Fort Lauderdale.
- Both open seven days a week, with digital X-ray, laboratory, EKG and IV fluids on site.
Who is eligible for the VA urgent care benefit
The MISSION Act urgent care benefit has two requirements. You are enrolled in VA health care, and you have received care from the VA — at a VA facility or through community care — within the past 24 months. There is no referral and no prior authorization. Eligibility is confirmed electronically at check-in. You can also confirm it yourself before coming in by calling the VA at 800-MyVA411 (800-698-2411), or by choosing “Community urgent care” in the VA facility locator — UrgentMed Davie and Plantation are both listed.
What the benefit covers at an UrgentMed visit
- Colds, flu, COVID-19 and strep symptoms, sinus and ear infections, sore throat, cough and fever.
- Urinary tract infections, rashes, minor allergic reactions, pink eye, insect bites and minor burns.
- Sprains, strains and minor fractures, cuts that need stitches, and other minor injuries — with digital X-ray on site.
- Laboratory testing, EKG and IV fluids when the visit calls for them.
- Seasonal flu shots for enrolled veterans — with no copay when the flu shot is the only reason for the visit.
- Medications for the urgent condition, prescribed at the visit.
The benefit does not cover preventive or routine care, chronic-condition management, dental care, or physical exams — those stay with your VA primary care team or need VA authorization first. It is also not for emergencies; for chest pain, stroke symptoms or severe injury, call 911. Injuries from a car accident are usually billed to Florida PIP rather than the VA benefit — see car accident injury care.
What a VA urgent care visit costs
You pay nothing at the visit. UrgentMed does not collect a VA copay at the front desk. If a copay applies to your visit, the VA bills you for it afterwards — that is the VA’s own instruction to veterans using community urgent care, and it is how every VA urgent care visit at both clinics works.
Whether you owe a copay at all, and how much, is set by the VA and depends on your priority group and how many urgent care visits you have already used this calendar year. Some visits carry no copay. A visit for a flu shot alone has no copay in any priority group. Because the VA revises these amounts, this page does not publish a figure: your current copay and priority group are on your VA health benefits letter, on va.gov, or from 800-MyVA411 (800-698-2411).
What UrgentMed does control is the billing path: the visit is billed to the VA’s community care network administrator, not to you, and no referral or prior authorization is needed for urgent care.
Prescriptions after your visit
Medication prescribed at an urgent care visit can be filled the same day at an in-network community pharmacy in Florida, for up to a 14-day supply. Opioids are limited to seven days, or Florida’s limit if shorter. Bring or show the VA urgent care and pharmacy billing card at the counter — it is available on va.gov and the pharmacy bills the VA. Anything beyond 14 days, and any ongoing medication, is filled through the VA pharmacy.
What to bring and what to say at check-in
- Tell the front desk you are using the VA urgent care benefit. That is the whole process — the clinic verifies eligibility and bills the network administrator.
- A government-issued photo ID. Your Veteran Health Identification Card and the VA billing information card are helpful but not required.
- A list of your medications and any VA care team contact you want the visit notes sent to.
- If your VA care team has referred you to UrgentMed for a specific episode under the Veterans Community Care Program, bring the authorization; that is a separate, scheduled pathway from the walk-in urgent care benefit.
Why veterans choose UrgentMed in Broward County
- In-network and registered for VA Community Care urgent care at both clinics — no surprise bills, and the VA is billed directly.
- Open seven days a week, evenings and weekends, when VA clinics are closed.
- X-ray, laboratory, EKG and IV fluids on site, so the visit usually finishes in one stop.
- Visit notes sent to your VA care team on request, so your VA record stays complete.
- Two Broward clinics minutes from Davie, Plantation, Sunrise, Weston, Cooper City, Pembroke Pines and Fort Lauderdale.
Does the VA cover urgent care? Yes — here is how it works
Yes. VA health care covers urgent care at in-network community clinics for enrolled veterans who have used VA care in the past 24 months, with no referral and no prior authorization — the benefit created by the MISSION Act and described on VA.gov’s urgent care page. What it covers is the minor illnesses and injuries on this page, plus the flu shot, laboratory tests, X-rays and the medications prescribed at the visit. What it does not cover is preventive or routine care, chronic-condition management and physicals. The clinic bills the VA’s network administrator; you pay nothing at the visit, and any copay is billed to you by the VA afterwards.
When to go to the emergency room instead
- Chest pain, difficulty breathing, signs of stroke, severe bleeding, or thoughts of harming yourself — call 911 or go to the emergency room. The Veterans Crisis Line is available 24/7: dial 988, then press 1.
Walk in at either Broward clinic
Both clinics are open seven days a week — Davie at 5149 S University Drive (Renaissance Plaza, just off I-595) and Plantation at 10199 Cleary Boulevard, Suite 10. Both serve Davie, Plantation, Cooper City, Weston, Sunrise, Southwest Ranches, Pembroke Pines and the surrounding Broward County communities. Hours, maps and parking.
Insurance and self-pay
VA Community Care urgent care visits are billed to the VA’s network administrator (Optum, Region 3); no referral is needed and any copay is billed by the VA afterward. Veterans may also use other insurance or self-pay for services the benefit does not cover.
Sources: VA — Getting urgent care at VA or in-network community providers