Local Medical Resources

LOCAL RESOURCES

 Emergency and After Hours Care

• If students need access after hours due to an injury or illness, please remember your insurance card.
• If you have a medical emergency, call 911.

Reasons to call 911 include but are not limited to:

• Difficulty breathing
• Major bleeding
• Obvious major injury
• Injury that impairs mobility
• Loss of consciousness or unresponsiveness
• Diminished consciousness or mental confusion
• Severe pain- of sudden onset, of unknown cause, or of long duration
• Severe alcohol/other drug intoxication

Non-Emergency Medical Care

If you need non-emergency medical care when Lang Wellness Center is closed, there are several local options available:

Mercyhealth Urgent Care – Perryville
3401 North Perryville Road
Rockford, IL 61114
(815) 971-8000

Hours:
Monday-Sunday: 8am-9pm
Holidays: 10am-2pm

Swedish American Immediate Care
3775 North Mulford Road
Rockford, IL 61114
(779) 696-9202

Hours:
Monday-Friday: 8am-8pm
Saturday and Sundays: 10am-6pm
Holidays: 10am-4pm

Physicians Immediate Care

East Rockford
6595 East State Street
Rockford, IL 61108
(815) 226-1300

Hours:
Monday-Friday: 8am-8pm
Saturday and Sundays: 8am-4pm                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Please call for holiday hours.

South Rockford
3475 South Alpine Road
Rockford, IL 61109
(815) 874-8000

Hours:
Monday-Friday: 8am-8pm
Saturday and Sundays: 8am-4pm                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Please call for holiday hours.

Loves Park
1000 East Riverside Blvd.
Loves Park, IL 61111
(815) 633-4300

Hours:
Monday-Friday: 8am-8pm
Saturday and Sundays: 8am-4pm                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Please call for holiday hours.

OSF Prompt Care

Rock Cut
9951 Rock Cut Crossing
Loves Park, IL 61111
(815) 639-8450

Hours:
Monday-Sunday: 8am-8pm                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Holidays: 8am-8pm

Hospitals

If an immediate care clinic is not open or the injury/illness requires an emergency room visit, there are four hospitals in the city, all in close proximity to Rockford University.

OSF St. Anthony Medical Center
5666 East State Street
Rockford, IL 61108
(815) 226-2000
(800) 343-3185

Driving Directions:
Make a left turn on State St. from the main entrance of Rockford University. St Anthony Medical Center is located 0.5 miles from Rockford University on the left side of the road.

Mercyhealth Javon Bea Hospital-Riverside 
8201 E Riverside Blvd
Rockford, IL 61114
(815) 971-7000

Driving Directions:
Make a left turn onto East State St. from the main entrance of Rockford University. Turn left onto US 51/Interstate 90 tollway entrance. Keep right at the fork, follow signs for Interstate 90/US 51 N and merge onto I-39 N/I90 W/US-51 N. Take exit 12 for East Riverside Blvd. Turn right onto East Riverside Blvd. Turn right in .3 miles. Mercyhealth Javon Bea Hospital is 6.7 miles from Rockford University.

Mercyhealth Javon Bea Hospital-Rockton 
2400 North Rockton Avenue
Rockford, IL 61103
(815) 971-5000

Driving Directions:
Make a right turn on State Street from the main entrance of Rockford University (3.0 mi). Turn right onto   N 9th Street (0.2 mi). Turn slight right onto N Longwood Street (0.3 mi). N Longwood Street becomes Whitman Street (0.8 mi). Turn slight right onto Ridge Avenue (0.5 mi). Turn left onto Auburn Street (0.3 mi). Turn right onto N Rockton Avenue (0.6 mi). 2350 N Rockton Avenue is on the left. Rockford Memorial is approximately 5.74 miles away from Rockford University.

SwedishAmerican Hospital: A Division of UWHealth
1401 East State Street
Rockford, IL 61104
(815) 968-4400

Driving Directions:
Make a right turn on State St. from the main entrance of Rockford University. SwedishAmerican Hospital is approximately 2.8 miles from Rockford University on the left side of the road.