Accessing Urgent and Emergency Care
Accessing Emergency Care
If you have a life-threatening medical emergency, you should go to a hospital or call 9-1-1. You may be having a medical emergency if you are having one or more of the following symptoms:
- Difficulty breathing.
- Chest pains.
- Fainting spells, seizures, or sudden dizziness or weakness.
- Severe bleeding.
The Healthy Howard Health Plan includes several emergency services. You can visit the emergency room at Howard County General Hospital and will only be responsible for a $100 co-payment per trip.
If you are admitted to the hospital, this fee will be waived, and you will not be responsible for any hospital fees (however, you may be responsible for some doctor’s fees during your stay).
If you need an ambulance, Howard County Fire and Rescue will provide free ambulance services within Howard County for members. Remember, these emergency services are only available to you within Howard County.
Howard County General Hospital is located at:
5755 Cedar Lane Columbia, Maryland 21044Accessing Urgent Care If you have an urgent medical problem that is not life-threatening, but you cannot wait for an appointment with your primary care doctor, you can go to AllCare of Maryland. The Healthy Howard Health Plan provides you with up to three AllCare visits at a reduced fee of $50 per visit. You can make more than three visits but will have to pay the full visit fee. AllCare of Maryland has two locations in Howard County:
6955 Oakland Mills Road , Suite N Columbia, MD 21045 Phone: (410) 290-9990 Open 9 am to 8 pm Monday-Friday and 12 pm to 6 pm Saturday-Sunday www.allcareofmd.com
9396D Baltimore National Pike Ellicott City, MD 21042 Phone: (410) 480-9110 Open 9 am to 8 pm Monday-Friday and 11 am to 5 pm Saturday-Sunday
www.allcareofmd.com