Pediatricians and Urgent Care for Kids in Fargo
In an emergency, call 911 or go to an emergency room — Sanford Medical Center Fargo or Essentia Health-Fargo, both open 24/7. Below: kids' clinics and walk-in care in Fargo-Moorhead, with the hours each one publishes.
The metro is anchored by two large health systems — Sanford and Essentia — plus Family HealthCare, an independent non-profit that treats patients regardless of ability to pay. Below: what is open after hours, then the pediatric clinics and walk-in care, sorted by which side of the river you're on, each with its hours as its own page publishes them, the date we read them, and whether it says it takes walk-ins. This page is a directory, not medical advice, and we don't tell you how urgent anything is.
After hours: emergency
None of the clinics on this page is open after 7:30pm on weekdays or after 5pm on weekends. In an emergency, call 911, or go to one of these emergency rooms — both are open 24/7.
Sanford Medical Center Fargo — emergency roomFargo
Sanford's hospital emergency room, in the same building as its children's hospital. Sanford describes the site as home to a Level II Pediatric Trauma Center.
- Hours: Open 24/7
- Address: 5225 23rd Ave S, Fargo
- Phone: (701) 417-2000
Read on the venue's own site September 21, 2026
Essentia Health-Fargo — emergency roomFargo
Essentia's hospital emergency room. In Essentia's words: "For emergency care, follow the emergency room signs to the back of our building."
- Hours: Open 24/7
- Address: 3000 32nd Ave S, Fargo
- Phone: 701-364-8000
Read on the venue's own site September 21, 2026
After hours: non-emergency
Each line below is described in the organization's own words.
Family HealthCare — after-hours lineFargo
In their words: "For non-emergency medical attention, call 701-234-6000 and ask for Family HealthCare's medical provider on call."
- Phone: 701-234-6000
Read on the venue's own site September 21, 2026
Essentia — nurse line, through your own clinicFargo & Moorhead
In Essentia's words: "Essentia patients can talk to an RN by calling their primary care clinic 24/7." Their page does not give a separate number for it, so neither do we.
Visit ↗Read on the venue's own site September 21, 2026
Fargo
Sanford Children's Urgent Care ClinicFargo
Walk-in, no appointment — the only pediatric clinic on this page open weekday evenings and both weekend days. Sanford lets you reserve a spot and pick an estimated arrival time through My Sanford Chart; in their words, "By registering online, you may have a shorter clinic wait time."
- Hours: Mon–Fri 7:30am–7:30pm · Sat–Sun 8am–5pm
- Walk-in: Yes, no appointment
- Address: 2701 13th Ave S, Fargo
- Phone: (701) 234-3620
Read on the venue's own site September 21, 2026
Sanford Children's Southwest ClinicFargo
Routine pediatrics in the same building as the urgent care — well-child visits and immunizations — and home to Sanford's Medical Home program, which coordinates care for children with special health needs.
- Hours: Mon–Fri 8am–5pm
- Walk-in: Not stated — Sanford recommends booking ahead
- Address: 2701 13th Ave S, Fargo
- Phone: (701) 234-3620, shared with the urgent care
Read on the venue's own site September 21, 2026
Essentia Health Pediatrics, South University ClinicFargo
Pediatrics, with appointments booked online or by phone.
- Hours: Mon–Fri 8am–5pm, closed weekends; call for holiday hours
- Walk-in: Not stated — appointments online or by phone
- Address: 1702 University Dr S, Fargo
- Phone: 701-364-8900
Read on the venue's own site September 21, 2026
Family HealthCareFargo
Independent non-profit. In their words, "We do not refuse care for any patient, regardless of ability to pay." Their Access Plan is a sliding fee scale set by income and family size. Their own page gives two opening times for the main clinic, 7am in one place and 7:30am in another, so call if you are planning around the first half hour.
- Hours: Main clinic Mon–Fri, 7am or 7:30am to 5pm (their page gives both) · South Fargo Mon–Fri 7:30am–5pm · closed weekends
- Walk-in: Not published yet
- Address: 301 NP Ave, Fargo · 4025 9th Ave S, Fargo
- Phone: 701-271-3344
Read on the venue's own site September 21, 2026
Moorhead
On the Minnesota side, the walk-in option on this page is Essentia's general walk-in care, not a pediatric clinic.
Essentia Health Walk-in Care, Downtown MoorheadMoorhead
General walk-in care, no appointment. Essentia describes it as care for "minor illnesses and injuries that are not life-threatening."
- Hours: Mon–Fri 8am–7:30pm · Sat 9am–4:30pm · Sun 12pm–4:30pm; call for holiday hours
- Walk-in: Yes, no appointment
- Address: 720 Main Ave, Moorhead
- Phone: 218-359-0399
Read on the venue's own site September 21, 2026
Put the after-hours number in your phone now, while nobody has a fever. Family HealthCare's is 701-234-6000; Essentia says its patients reach a registered nurse at any hour by calling their own primary care clinic. If your child's doctor is somewhere else, find out tonight how they handle calls after hours — the 2 a.m. version of you will not be in a position to go looking for it.
Every place on this page was read on its own website, and the date beside each one is the day we read it. What that date does and does not promise.
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