Florissant is the largest municipality in St. Louis County and one of the oldest settlements in the region, and it is served by remarkably little in the way of same-day medical care. Old Town, the neighborhoods off Washington Street, the subdivisions spreading north toward Lindbergh — for most of them the realistic options on a Tuesday evening are a primary care office that is closed, or an emergency department that will take four hours and bill accordingly. We sit about five miles south, on Woodson Road beside Lambert Airport, and we are open until seven every weekday. For a Florissant family whose child came off a bike wrong, or whose sore throat has gone from irritating to alarming, that difference is the entire point.
What we treat
Everything that needs attention today but is not an emergency. Colds and influenza, sore throat and strep, ear and sinus infections, bronchitis and persistent cough, fever, stomach upset and dehydration, urinary symptoms, rashes and allergic reactions, and asthma flare-ups. On the injury side: sprains and strains, suspected fractures, dislocations, cuts needing closure, minor burns, abrasions, animal bites and insect stings, sports injuries and head injuries. We also handle physicals, vaccinations, confidential STI testing, occupational medicine and an on-site infusion suite.
Diagnostics in the same building
The reason most urgent care visits turn into two appointments is that the clinic cannot run the test. We can. Digital X-ray is on site and read during your visit, so a suspected fracture is confirmed or ruled out before you leave, and splinting or bracing happens the same day. Our laboratory handles strep, influenza, COVID-19, mononucleosis, urinalysis, pregnancy testing and blood panels, with most results back inside the visit and the rest within a few days. Ultrasound and CT are available for the cases that need them.
Getting here from Florissant
From most of Florissant the quickest route is south on North Lindbergh Boulevard to Interstate 70, then west two exits to Lambert. From Old Town, Graham Road down to I-270 and across is usually faster in the evening. Either way it is a twelve to fifteen minute drive outside rush hour, and there is free surface parking at the door — no garage, no shuttle, no walk across a hospital campus with a child on your hip. If you are coming from the north end near Paddock or Coldwater Creek, allow a few extra minutes; the Lindbergh lights are the slow part, not the highway.
When to go to an emergency room instead
We are an urgent care center, not an emergency department, and the distinction matters. Call 911 or go to an emergency room for chest pain, difficulty breathing, signs of stroke, severe or uncontrolled bleeding, a serious head injury with loss of consciousness or worsening symptoms, severe abdominal pain, a major burn, a severe allergic reaction, pregnancy complications, or any injury involving exposed bone. For everything short of that, urgent care is faster and costs a fraction of what an emergency department charges for the same complaint. Our post on urgent care versus the emergency room sets out where the line sits.
What a walk-in visit actually looks like
You arrive without an appointment and register at the front desk. Bring a photo ID, your insurance card if you have one, and a list of the medicines you take; if the patient is a child, a parent or guardian needs to be there to sign. You are triaged in the order you arrive, adjusted for how sick people are, so a chest complaint will move ahead of a form that needs signing. A clinician takes your history, examines you, and orders whatever testing the problem calls for. Because the laboratory and the X-ray suite are in the building, that testing generally happens while you wait rather than becoming a second appointment. You leave with a diagnosis where one can be made, a treatment plan, any prescription sent to your pharmacy, written instructions, and a clear statement of what should bring you back. Our post on what to expect from an urgent care visit covers it in more detail.
Insurance, records and follow-up
We accept most major insurance plans and we also see self-pay patients; bring whatever coverage you have and the front desk will tell you where you stand before anything is done. If you would like the cost in writing beforehand, you can request a Good Faith Estimate. We are not trying to replace your regular doctor — where you have one, we send a summary of the visit so your own physician knows what happened and what was prescribed. Where you do not, we will tell you honestly whether this is something that needs ongoing care and help you find it. If the problem turns out to sit outside urgent care, we say so and point you to the right place rather than treating around the edges of it. Language assistance is available at no charge, and the clinic is wheelchair accessible throughout.
Frequently asked questions
Is there an urgent care in Florissant open in the evening?
Options thin out considerably after five o’clock. We are open Monday to Friday until 7 p.m., roughly a fifteen minute drive from Old Town Florissant, and no appointment is needed. Most visits are standard walk-in urgent care — illness, injury, and the things that cannot wait for a primary care appointment next week.
Can I get an X-ray without going to a hospital?
Yes. We have digital X-ray on site and read it during your visit, so you find out whether it is broken before you leave. Hospital imaging usually means a separate department, a separate wait, and a separate bill.
Where can my child get a sports physical near Florissant?
We do walk-in sports, school and camp physicals that meet Missouri State High School Activities Association requirements, and the form is completed and signed before you leave. Bring whatever paperwork the coach or school handed you.
Visit us
Express Urgent Care
4479 Woodson Rd, Suite 290, St. Louis, MO 63134
(314) 886-5290
Monday to Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
No appointment and no referral. Walk in, or call ahead on your way and we will start the registration. We also serve Bridgeton, Hazelwood, Overland, University City, Ferguson, St. Ann and the surrounding communities.