Urgent Care in Bluffton, SC
Novant Health’s Tidewatch emergency room is open 24 hours a day; St. Joseph’s/Candler and Novant also run walk-in urgent care in Bluffton.
If you need urgent care in Bluffton, SC tonight, three clinics take walk-ins, and two emergency rooms stay open around the clock. The clinics below close between 5 and 8 in the evening, so after that the ER is the option. Each card shows the address, phone number, hours and Google rating. Call 911 for anything life-threatening rather than driving yourself.
Urgent Care in Bluffton, SC
St. Joseph’s/Candler Urgent Care is the busiest, with more than 2,000 reviews, and keeps the longest weekend hours. Novant Health Urgent Care is the former Doctors Care on Bluffton Road. Beaufort Memorial Express Care sits next to the May River Medical Pavilion off Burnt Church Road and is the one to try on a Sunday afternoon. Hours can change around holidays, so call before you go. For vaccines and public health services rather than treatment, see the Bluffton health department page. For a rash, mole or skin check that can wait for an appointment, May River Dermatology has offices in Bluffton and on Hilton Head.
Walk-in urgent care at 3 Progressive Street. Open 8 to 8 Monday to Friday and 8 to 6 on weekends.
Formerly Doctors Care, at 64 Bluffton Road. Open 8 to 8 Monday to Friday and 9 to 5 on weekends.
Urgent care and work injuries at 1 Burnt Church Road, Suite A. The only one open Sunday afternoon (1 to 5).
24-Hour Emergency Rooms in Bluffton
Both emergency rooms are run by Novant Health and are open 24 hours. Tidewatch Drive has been the longer-running one. The Parkside Drive ER is new, which is why it has no Google rating yet. Neither is a full hospital with inpatient beds, so a patient who needs to be admitted is transferred.
A 24-hour emergency room at 349 Tidewatch Drive, open every day of the year.
A freestanding 24-hour ER at 8 Parkside Drive with 10 treatment rooms and a trauma room. It opened to patients on July 21, 2026.
Hospitals in Bluffton
Bluffton does not have a hospital that admits patients yet. St. Joseph’s/Candler Bluffton is an outpatient campus for cancer care and imaging. MUSC Health Bluffton is a three-story medical pavilion on Buckwalter Towne Boulevard with outpatient care and no inpatient beds. Beaufort Memorial Bluffton Community Hospital on Innovation Drive, with 28 beds and a full emergency room, expects its first patients in early 2027, and Novant Health plans a larger hospital on Bluffton Parkway. Our Bluffton hospitals page has both.
For a hospital stay, the closest options are Novant Health Hilton Head Medical Center (see hospitals on Hilton Head Island), Novant Health Coastal Carolina Medical Center in Hardeeville, and Beaufort Memorial Hospital in Beaufort. For walk-in clinics on the island, see urgent care on Hilton Head Island.
Outpatient cancer care and imaging at 100 Buckwalter Place Boulevard, Monday to Friday. There is no emergency room here.
Urgent Care or the ER?
Urgent care fits sprains, minor cuts, ear and sinus infections, rashes, mild fevers and stomach bugs, when the clinic is open.
The ER is for chest pain, trouble breathing, stroke signs, heavy bleeding, head injuries, broken bones that are out of place, and anything serious after the clinics close.
Call 911 if the person cannot be moved safely or is unresponsive.
Staying on the island? The Bluffton guide has the rest of the area.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Where is urgent care in Bluffton, SC?
Three clinics take walk-ins: St. Joseph’s/Candler Urgent Care on Progressive Street, Novant Health Urgent Care on Bluffton Road, and Beaufort Memorial Express Care on Burnt Church Road. Weekday hours run to 6 or 8 in the evening.
Is there a 24-hour ER in Bluffton?
Yes. Novant Health Tidewatch Emergency Department on Tidewatch Drive and Novant Health Bluffton Emergency Department on Parkside Drive are both open 24 hours.
Are there hospitals in Bluffton, SC?
Not one that admits patients yet. Beaufort Memorial Bluffton Community Hospital expects its first patients in early 2027. Until then, Bluffton has outpatient campuses and two 24-hour ERs, and the nearest admitting hospitals are on Hilton Head, in Hardeeville and in Beaufort.
Is MUSC Health Bluffton a hospital?
No. The MUSC Health Bluffton Medical Pavilion on Buckwalter Towne Boulevard is an outpatient building with no inpatient beds.
Which Bluffton urgent care is open on Sunday?
St. Joseph’s/Candler is open 8 to 6 and Novant Health 9 to 5. Beaufort Memorial Express Care opens 1 to 5 on Sunday.
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