Should you go to a doctor’s office or the hospital’s emergency center?

Ask Your Nurse gives you a quick, easy and FREE way to decide.

Nurses are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Call 713.633.CALL (2255) to ask a Harris County Hospital District nurse about your most urgent health questions.

In an emergency center, doctors and nurses must care for the sickest patients first. For others, that may mean a long wait, even if you or someone in your family has a fever, nausea, stomach pains or other symptoms. This can be frustrating.

To be sure you or your family won’t wait needlessly in a crowded emergency center, call