Closest Children’s Hospital / Urgent Care (to Pop Century)

[Saad]

Whenever we go to a new city we always plan in advance. So in this case, what’s the closest Children’s hospital that also has an Emergency Room?

How about the closest/best Urgent Care?

 

[stranger706]

Celebration hospital has a great kids er. We were just there over thanksgiving.

I also utilized paramount urgent care a few miles north of Magic kingdom for a foot injury I had. Same trip lol.

pic from celebration kids er

 

[edk35]

Celebration is great. Our adult daughter had a trip to their ER back in March 2018.

 

[Saad]

Thanks . It’s 11 mins from POP

 

[ZJ5/9D47]

The best one is the one that accepts your health insurance...none of the urgent cares around Disney accepted mine (which cost my insurance over 100x more treating me back at home since I only got sicker). Definitely recommend calling ahead and checking if they accept your insurance.

The First Aid locations in the parks can provide you a complete list of places if you need to shop around because of insurance limitations as well as handle transportation for you (they pick you up sometimes...did not choose this option though so I’m not fully sure how it works).

In my dealing with Reedy Creek (on-site paramedics and fire crew), they have always been professional, calming, and just all-around wonderful. Hope you never need to meet them though!

 

[5kidsmommy]

In my dealing with Reedy Creek (on-site paramedics and fire crew), they have always been professional, calming, and just all-around wonderful. Hope you never need to meet them though!

The onsite crews are amazing. 14 years ago my daughter was injured getting off of Buzz Lightyear. Luckily for her there was just a lot of blood but not a broken nose. They were so wonderful with our then 5 year old child. Disney went above and beyond to help. We didn't need transport as they were able to assess and treat her in the park.

 

[ZJ5/9D47]

The onsite crews are amazing. 14 years ago my daughter was injured getting off of Buzz Lightyear. Luckily for her there was just a lot of blood but not a broken nose. They were so wonderful with our then 5 year old child. Disney went above and beyond to help. We didn't need transport as they were able to assess and treat her in the park.

I got hurt on a ride this past trip (their fault) and dealt with a few really great CMs and coordinator, although much of it is a blur due to all the adrenaline and whatnot. Top-quality care from even the non-medical employees! I must have looked bad, lol.

After I left the attraction, things almost couldn’t have gotten worse until I I arrived at City Hall guest relations in tears a couple days later with ruined plans and physically miserable. The CMs I dealt with were all excellent, WDW just doesn’t have a system to easily deal with guests they hurt due to negligence and get their vacation back up and going smoothly.

 

[5kidsmommy]

I got hurt on a ride this past trip (their fault) and dealt with a few really great CMs and coordinator, although much of it is a blur due to all the adrenaline and whatnot. Top-quality care from even the non-medical employees! I must have looked bad, lol.

After I left the attraction, things almost couldn’t have gotten worse until I I arrived at City Hall guest relations in tears a couple days later with ruined plans and physically miserable. The CMs I dealt with were all excellent, WDW just doesn’t have a system to easily deal with guests they hurt due to negligence and get their vacation back up and going smoothly.

Yeah ours wasn’t her fault either. As she was exiting the ride car the walkway lurched. Once she was checked out for a broken nose and determined she would be okay they ran off to get her a new outfit including shoes. She was covered in blood. They offered transportation back to our resort but she wanted to stay, especially since she had a fancy new Disney outfit. They gave us fastpasses too. Honestly they were amazing. She was scared and the CMs and the medics were incredible. It was day two of a long trip and they checked in on her several times on the trip.
The family joke after that trip was who is going to get hurt and get us extra fastpasses. Many trips later and no one has been there injured again.

 

[kaytieeldr]

if you need to shop around because of insurance limitations

Since you mention insurance: probably the best thing OP can do is contact their insurance company now and find ot where, if at all, they would be covered at WDW.

 

[AngiTN]

The best one is the one that accepts your health insurance...none of the urgent cares around Disney accepted mine (which cost my insurance over 100x more treating me back at home since I only got sicker). Definitely recommend calling ahead and checking if they accept your insurance.

The First Aid locations in the parks can provide you a complete list of places if you need to shop around because of insurance limitations as well as handle transportation for you (they pick you up sometimes...did not choose this option though so I’m not fully sure how it works).

In my dealing with Reedy Creek (on-site paramedics and fire crew), they have always been professional, calming, and just all-around wonderful. Hope you never need to meet them though!

Wow
Get different insurance?
I've never seen one that didn't cover all choices when you are away from home in an emergency
It's not like a provider many states away will be on my plan

 

[Brett Wyman]

There's also a service that sends a doctor to your hotel if you don't mind paying for it! This is great for non-ER issues and times when you need a walk-in-clinic but cant get there or just don't want to. I'll have to dig around for the name but the front desk will provide the one Disney recommends if you call. It was a 60/40 with our plan. Standard out of network for our plan.

 

[ZJ5/9D47]

Wow
Get different insurance?
I've never seen one that didn't cover all choices when you are away from home in an emergency
It's not like a provider many states away will be on my plan

I have yet to find an urgent care center or even a chain clinic like Walgreens, CVS, or Kroger covered forme in any southern state. My only option at WDW is the ER and that is a whole mess with getting doctors approved because everything is out of network and the paperwork nightmare involved with getting exceptions because if you don’t arrive by ambulance, theoretically you had time to shop around for emergency care.

I wish I could get different insurance but my options are very limited.

Had I realized how sick I was going to get I would have paid out of pocket and gone to an urgent care but I’m young and optimistic and lost that gamble. Lesson learned!

 

[Dug720]

I have yet to find an urgent care center or even a chain clinic like Walgreens, CVS, or Kroger covered forme in any southern state. My only option at WDW is the ER and that is a whole mess with getting doctors approved because everything is out of network and the paperwork nightmare involved with getting exceptions because if you don’t arrive by ambulance, theoretically you had time to shop around for emergency care.

I wish I could get different insurance but my options are very limited.

Had I realized how sick I was going to get I would have paid out of pocket and gone to an urgent care but I’m young and optimistic and lost that gamble. Lesson learned!

Agreed. Unfortunately not everyone has a lot of choice in their insurance - especially if it is provided by work.

 

[AngiTN]

I’m shocked any insurance refuses to cover an emergency visit while out of town unless you go to an in-network provider. I’ve never seen one in my 40 years working in HR related field and being one to review coverages

 

[smadath]

Agreed. Unfortunately not everyone has a lot of choice in their insurance - especially if it is provided by work.

True. Our options are the high deductible insurance plan or the slightly less high deductible insurance plan. Both with HSAs.

 

[Dug720]

I’m shocked any insurance refuses to cover an emergency visit while out of town unless you go to an in-network provider. I’ve never seen one in my 40 years working in HR related field and being one to review coverages

They may “cover” it but at a much lower rate (meaning more out of pocket for you) than in-network.

 

[ZZBane]

I had to call a doctor for my son while we were at Disney in December. It wasn’t ER worthy, but he was sick enough that I couldn’t wait til Monday for his pediatrician appointment. We called for the doctor Thursday afternoon after my sons nap (he woke up with a raging fever and ended up throwing up) I called the front desk at AoA and asked what to do. They gave me the number for Room Service Physicians. Within an hour and a half of calling, Dr. Almond came. He was wonderful! Prescribed my son amoxicillin and had it delivered to the resort a short time later by Turners. The dr cost $250. More than worth it to me.

I’d also like to add that AoA was beyond wonderful. The manager called to ask if there was anything they could do (I did have to call for new sheets) and I said we were just waiting on housekeeping to come change the sheets. He ended up sending up a care package for my son along with a get well card with his personal number written in it. I cannot begin to explain how wonderful the cast members at AoA were. We were sprinkled with pixie dust in some way every single day by those people and they deserve to be recognized. Sorry I got off topic. But I was so impressed that I cried at the front desk to a supervisor while I expressed how thrilled I was with everything they have done despite my son being sick and us missing more than half our trip.

 

[ZJ5/9D47]

I’m shocked any insurance refuses to cover an emergency visit while out of town unless you go to an in-network provider. I’ve never seen one in my 40 years working in HR related field and being one to review coverages

My insurance at the time was through the Marketplace...basically which piece of rotten fruit do you want to pay $100 for so you don’t starve to death. It is still better than not having any insurance in my situation because I would have likely starved and I worked too much to qualify for Medicaid. I’m grateful for what coverage I do have.

To be clear, only the urgent cares and clinics were flat-out not covered. ER care was just a paperwork nightmare getting any exceptions approved. It is scary to be threatened with bankruptcy if they aren’t approved so I avoid most medical care unless I know I will be covered. I don’t understand anything about insurance except what I dealt with in my particular situation and even then I don’t understand most of it. I know most people going to WDW have much better health plans than me but I still think it good advice to check coverage beforehand if possible.

Also, I didn’t have a medical emergency at WDW...my ear drums ruptured while there which seemed not ER worthy (and likely denied coverage for if I did go) despite lots of pain to where I couldn’t sleep or focus on anything much besides the pain and the infection progressed so rapidly that by the time I went to urgent care at home on the way back from the airport my hearing, sinuses, and balance would be damaged long-term and I was on strong meds for a very long time.

 

[Sarahslay]

My insurance at the time was through the Marketplace...basically which piece of rotten fruit do you want to pay $100 for so you don’t starve to death. It is still better than not having any insurance in my situation because I would have likely starved and I worked too much to qualify for Medicaid. I’m grateful for what coverage I do have.

To be clear, only the urgent cares and clinics were flat-out not covered. ER care was just a paperwork nightmare getting any exceptions approved. It is scary to be threatened with bankruptcy if they aren’t approved so I avoid most medical care unless I know I will be covered. I don’t understand anything about insurance except what I dealt with in my particular situation and even then I don’t understand most of it. I know most people going to WDW have much better health plans than me but I still think it good advice to check coverage beforehand if possible.

Also, I didn’t have a medical emergency at WDW...my ear drums ruptured while there which seemed not ER worthy (and likely denied coverage for if I did go) despite lots of pain to where I couldn’t sleep or focus on anything much besides the pain and the infection progressed so rapidly that by the time I went to urgent care at home on the way back from the airport my hearing, sinuses, and balance would be damaged long-term and I was on strong meds for a very long time.

ERs are required to treat you regardless of whether or not they accept your insurance or not. Judging by the type of plan it probably would have been cheaper to get the "house call" doctor, would have probably saved you a lot of time/pain/suffering in the long run (but that's the past anyway, nothing anyone can do now). I have a degree in healthcare administration, I spent two years learning the ins & outs, and it is complicated. Just know that if you DO have an emergency or a medical problem that no ER can turn you away without treatment, and I'd personally worry about the paperwork later (this is also why I purchase travel insurance).