House call doctor near me

Common reasons people search for an in-home doctor visit

• Flu, fever, sore throat, and respiratory infections
• Stomach bugs, dehydration, and nausea
• Urinary tract and sinus infections
• Minor injuries, sprains, and wound care
• Rashes, allergic reactions, and skin infections
• Post-hospital follow-up and medication management
• Ear infections and pediatric illness
• Travel-related illness for visitors and hotel guests

For life-threatening symptoms — chest pain, trouble breathing, stroke signs, severe bleeding — call 911 instead. See everything we treat at home.

House call vs urgent care vs ER

Choose a house call for non-emergency illness or injury when you'd rather not leave home, when a sick child or elderly parent would be worse off in a waiting room, or when you're a visitor in an unfamiliar city and don't want to navigate a foreign clinic. Choose urgent care when a house call isn't available and your symptoms are stable enough to wait in a lobby. Choose the ER for anything that feels emergent. The categories overlap, but the rule of thumb is simple: if you're well enough to sit in an urgent care waiting room, you're well enough to be seen at home.

How to find a doctor house call near you

Start with three quick checks. First, confirm the provider is a licensed physician-led practice (not a dispatch app that sends whoever's available). Second, ask what they can actually do on-site — rapid testing, IV fluids, and EKG are the useful floor; anyone offering less is really just a video visit in a car. Third, verify their service area and typical arrival window. A reputable house call practice will quote you a realistic window (often 1 to 3 hours in major metro areas) rather than a vague “soon.” Ask about after-hours and weekend availability, whether the same physician can follow up with you, and how they handle prescriptions and lab results afterward.

What house call doctors treat

The vast majority of what brings people to urgent care can be handled at home: fevers and flu, sinus and ear infections, sore throats and strep, UTIs, stomach bugs and dehydration (with IV fluids on site), migraines, back pain, sprains and strains, minor lacerations that need sutures or skin glue, rashes and skin infections, pink eye, ear cleanings, medication management, post-operative check-ins, pre-travel consultations and vaccinations, and physical exams for school, camp, or employment. For chronic conditions like hypertension, diabetes, or asthma, house call physicians can also serve as a primary care option for patients who prefer home-based care.

When a house call is not the right call

Skip the house call and go straight to the ER for chest pain, sudden shortness of breath, stroke symptoms (facial drooping, arm weakness, speech difficulty), severe or uncontrolled bleeding, head injury with loss of consciousness or vomiting, seizures, suspected fractures of the hip or spine, any severe allergic reaction, or any symptom that feels genuinely emergent. When in doubt, call 911 first. A good house call service will tell you the same thing.

In-home visits are available in the cities below. Telemedicine is available anywhere in the world.

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House call doctor cost

Standard daytime in-home visits start at $350, after-hours and weekend visits at $450, and telehealth visits at $150. Every visit is quoted in full before a clinician is dispatched. See the full house call fee schedule.

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