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Kids' Healthcare & Pediatricians

Pediatricians, urgent care and after-hours options in Fargo-Moorhead — who to call and what's open when the clinic isn't.

The metro is anchored by two large health systems — Sanford and Essentia — plus Family HealthCare, an independent non-profit that treats patients regardless of ability to pay. Named clinics below, sorted by which side of the river you're on, with the hours that actually matter at 6 p.m. on a Sunday. If your child is having a medical emergency, call 911 — this page is a directory, not medical advice, and we don't tell you how urgent anything is.

Fargo

Sanford Children's Urgent Care Clinic2701 13th Ave S. Walk-in, no appointment — the only pediatric clinic in the metro we've confirmed holds weekday evenings and both weekend days: Mon–Fri 7:30am–7:30pm, but Sat–Sun 8–5, so the weekend closes two and a half hours earlier. You can reserve a spot and pick an arrival time through My Sanford Chart, which usually shortens the wait. (701) 234-3620Checked July 30, 2026Visit ↗Sanford Children's Southwest ClinicRoutine pediatrics in the same building as the urgent care above, 2701 13th Ave S — well-child visits and immunizations, Mon–Fri 8–5. Also home to the Medical Home program, which coordinates care for children with special health needsChecked July 30, 2026Visit ↗Essentia Health Pediatrics, South University Clinic1702 University Dr S. Mon–Fri 8–5 and closed both weekend days, by appointment — you can book online or by phone. (701) 364-8900Checked July 30, 2026Visit ↗Family HealthCareIndependent non-profit with clinics on both sides of the river: main clinic and pharmacy at 301 NP Ave, a second Fargo site at 4025 9th Ave S, dental at 715 N 11th St in Moorhead and a school-based clinic at 2800 27th Ave S. In their words, "We do not refuse care for any patient, regardless of ability to pay." Their Access Plan is a sliding fee scale set by income and family size. (701) 271-3344Checked July 30, 2026Visit ↗

Moorhead

The Minnesota side has no dedicated pediatric urgent care that we could confirm. The nearest after-hours option is general walk-in care.

Essentia Health Walk-in Care, Downtown Moorhead720 Main Ave. General walk-in care for minor illnesses and injuries — no appointment, and open into the evening and across both weekend days: Mon–Fri 8am–7:30pm, Sat 9–4:30, Sun 12–4:30. (218) 359-0399Checked July 30, 2026Visit ↗
Dad Tip

Put your clinic's after-hours nurse line in your phone now, while nobody has a fever. The 2 a.m. version of you will not be in a position to go looking for it.

Every place on this page was read on its own website, and the date beside each one is the day we read it. What that date does and does not promise.

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