Explore Our Miami Lakes ER
Emergency Care for All Ages: Why Choose Us?
The Emergency Care Center in Miami Lakes provides comprehensive emergency services for every member of the family. Our facility features on-site imaging and lab services, allowing for rapid diagnosis and treatment. We have a dedicated team trained to handle the unique needs of our patients and community ensuring compassionate and expert care.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Seek immediate medical attention any time you or a loved one experience serious symptoms or a life-threatening health issue. Don’t hesitate to get emergency care if you’re unsure how serious the condition is. Always seek emergency care for these problems:
- Chest pain or pressure
- Difficulty breathing
- Loss of consciousness
- Severe bleeding or injury
- Sudden, severe headache or vision changes
- Weakness or numbness on one side of your body
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Yes. Our Emergency Room is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week — including weekends and holidays— so you always have access to emergency care when you need it most.
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When you arrive, our emergency team will quickly evaluate your symptoms and medical history through triage. Patients with the most urgent needs are treated first. If your condition is less severe, you may wait — and wait times can change based on how many critical patients arrive ahead of you. We’ll keep you informed throughout your visit.
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Yes. If your condition requires ongoing care, our Emergency Room providers can refer you directly to a Baptist Health specialist and share your visit information to ensure continuity of care. This makes it easier to transition from emergency treatment to the follow-up care you need.
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Absolutely. Our Emergency Room in Miami Lakes treats a full range of conditions — from minor injuries like sprains and simple fractures to life-threatening emergencies such as strokes, heart attacks, and severe chest pain. Our providers are trained to stabilize, diagnose, and deliver the right level of care for patients of all ages.
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Yes. All Baptist Health Emergency Rooms are equipped with advanced imaging technology, including CT scans, X-rays, and ultrasounds. Having these services on-site allows providers to quickly diagnose serious conditions such as fractures, strokes, or internal injuries and begin treatment without delay.
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Yes. With digital check-in, you can select your arrival time and begin the check-in process before you get to the Emergency Room. This can help shorten wait times and ensures our care team is ready for you when you arrive.
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Yes. This location previously operated as a Baptist Health Urgent Care Center and is now an Emergency Room. We provide 24/7 Emergency Care for serious or potentially life-threatening conditions. For minor illnesses or injuries, we have an Urgent Care nearby at 8950 SW 152nd St, Suite 103, Miami, FL 33157.
Accepted Insurances
We accept a wide range of insurance plans to offer you peace of mind.
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This Emergency Room is part of Doctors Hospital. It is not an urgent care center. The services and care are billed at hospital Emergency Room rates.
*Estimated wait times are estimates only and cannot be guaranteed. While your medical condition will be evaluated by a qualified health care professional after your arrival, The estimated wait time indicated is the average estimated time it will take for you to be seen by a treating medical professional (physician, nurse, practitioner or physician assistant.
Depending on your medical condition and that of other patients at the center, the estimated wait time can change since patients are seen based on the severity of their condition, and the more critical patients are seen first. This estimate is provided for information purposes only and cannot be guaranteed.
During your visit at our facility, you may receive services from our facility as well as from other health care providers. You may receive a separate bill from these other health care providers, and they may or may not participate in the same health insurance plans as the facility. You should contact the health care providers who may render services to you for a list of the insurance plans with which they participate. You may also request from the facility and other health care providers a personalized estimate of charges. For a list of health care providers and medical practices who may provide services to you during your visit a Baptist Health facility, click here.
Click here for a list of standard hospital charges.
If you have any questions regarding a separate statement/invoice you received from a health care provider, please contact the specific health care provider’s or group’s billing offices.
If however, you have any questions or concerns directly pertaining to your Baptist Health facility bill, please contact our Patient Financial Services Department at 786-594-6000.
Additional information regarding patient billing and collection procedures, our financial assistance policy and charitable care program is available on our site.
Resources for Hospital Data
Florida's Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) makes available data on hospital prices and performance on their Internet website at FloridaHealthFinder.gov and Pricing.FloridaHealthFinder.gov. The data on hospital prices and performance are based on a compilation of charges for the average patient. A patient's bill may vary from the average shown, depending upon the severity of illness and individual care needs. The service bundle information is a non-personalized estimate of costs that may be incurred by the patient for anticipated services and that actual costs will be based on services actually provided to the patient.
Your Rights and Protections Against Surprise Medical Bills
When you get emergency care or get treated by an out-of-network provider at an in-network hospital or ambulatory surgical center, you are protected from surprise billing or balance billing. Learn more.