If you are experiencing an immediate or life threatening emergency, call 911
Free After-Hours Advice Nurse Service
Call 800-466-0386
If Student Health Services is closed and you have a medical concern, you may contact the free after-hours nurse advice service. Call direct at 800-466-0386 or follow phone prompts from 703-993-2831. You can receive advice about your concern. The nurse can direct you to set up an appointment with Student Health Services or if you should seek immediate care.
The after-hours nurse service is provided by Carenet Health not by the George Mason Student Health Services. Student Health Services is not responsible for the advice given by Carenet Health.
You may also contact your primary care physician, urgent care facility, walk-in health clinic, an emergency room, or call 911.
Community referrals are provided as a courtesy and do not reflect an endorsement of the provider or a guarantee of service, quality, insurance coverage or clinical outcome. Refer to each facility or organization for eligibility requirements and availability of services.
Local Urgent Care Resources
An urgent care center may be a good resource for non-immediate or non-life threatening concerns when Student Health is closed. Check the facility’s hours of operation. Several local Urgent Care Centers and Emergency Rooms are listed below.
If you have health insurance, check about costs or co-pays associated with urgent care or emergency room care or admission. To find facilities which accept the university Student Health Insurance Plan, use their Find Providers web search.
To avoid the the Student Health Insurance Plan Emergency Room co-pay, look for an Urgent Care that is NOT a full-service emergency room.
Near Fairfax campus
Patient First Urgent Care – Fairfax
10100 Fairfax Blvd
Fairfax VA 22030
703-679-1876
Inova Emergency Room – Fairfax City (open 24 hours)
4315 Chain Bridge Road
Fairfax, VA
703-877-8200
Fair Oaks Hospital Emergency Center
Full-Service Emergency Room (open 24 hours)
3600 Joseph Siewick Drive
Fairfax, VA
703-391-3600
Near Mason Square campus
Virginia Hospital Center Urgent Care (open 24 hours)
601 South Carlin Springs Road #A
Arlington, VA 22204
703-717-7000
Inova Urgent Care Center– North Arlington
4600 Lee Hwy
Arlington, VA 22207
571-492-3080
Virginia Hospital Center Emergency Department (open 24 hours)
1701 N. George Mason Drive
Arlington, Virginia 22205-3698
703-558-6168
Near SciTech campus
INOVA Urgent Care – Manassas
8051 Sudley Road
Manassas, VA 20109
571-719-4180
Novant Prince William Medical Center
Full-Service Emergency Room (open 24 hours)
8700 Sudley Road
Manassas, VA
(703) 369-8000
Patient First Urgent Care
9715 Liberia Ave
Manassas, VA 20110
571-229-1797
Novant Health Internal Medicine and Primary Care – Manassas
10945 George Mason Cir #105
Manassas, VA 20110
703-361-5116
Near Smithsonian Mason conservation campus
Valley Health Urgent Care
120 Commerce St.
Front Royal, VA 22630
540-635-0700
Warren Memorial Hospital (Emergency Room open 24 hours)
1000 N. Shenandoah Avenue
Front Royal,VA 22630
540-636-0300
Retail-Based Health Clinics
A retail based health care clinic may be an option for a non-emergency or non-urgent care situation. Many clinics can diagnose minor or acute illnesses, see patients for immunizations, and provide preventive care. Minute Clinic operated by CVS is one local option.
Urgent Dental Care
If you have health insurance, contact your insurance provider to help you find a local dentist. Ensure the dental care provider you select accepts your dental insurance. If you have experienced dental trauma you may go to a local Emergency Services or Urgent Care facility. The university does not provide nor endorse a dental care provider.
To locate a nearby dentist for urgent care you can do an online search for local urgent or emergent dental care or use a business directory to find a local dentist.