Urgent Care - Palomar Health | San Diego, CA
Urgent Care • Escondido, CA • Since 1950
About
Summary: - Palomar Medical Center Escondido is a Palomar Health hospital in Escondido, California (San Diego area). - It opened in 2012 and is a Level II trauma center with 332 beds (sat within the Palomar Health system; Palomar Medical Center Poway is also operated by Palomar Health). - The facility includes a 24/7 emergency department and trauma services, and it serves as the northern San Diego County trauma designation. - Palomar Health is a nonprofit organization headquartered in San Diego, founded in 1950; Palomar Medical Center is part of this network. - If you’re specifically seeking urgent care in San Diego/Escondido, this location is the Escondido campus of Palomar Health, not necessarily a stand-alone urgent care center (their ER handles urgent/emergency cases). For urgent care needs, consider nearby urgent care facilities or the hospital’s emergency department. Key details: - Location: Escondido, California (2185 Citracado Pkwy, Escondido, CA 92029) - Emergency department: Level II trauma center - Beds: 332 - Opened: 2012 (Escondido campus) - Operated by: Palomar Health (nonprofit) - Related facility: Palomar Medical Center Poway (also part of Palomar Health) If you need fast access or hours for urgent care specifically, please confirm whether you want emergency room direction or a nearby urgent care clinic in Escondido/San Diego.
Clinic Type
Urgent Care
Address
Palomar UC San Diego Health Poway, 15615 Pomerado Road, Poway, CA 92064
Phone
(858) 613-4000
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Opening Hours
Not published — contact the clinic to confirm hours.
Services Offered
Insurance & Payment
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Languages Spoken
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What Patients Say
Overall sentiment across review platforms: mixed
- urgentcaremap.health: 4.0/5.0 (95 reviews)
- Yelp (via MapQuest): 2.0/5.0 (45 reviews)
- Yelp: 2.5/5.0 (819 reviews (Palomar Medical Center overall))
Patients praise
- Efficient medical assessment for urgent symptoms like chest pain
- Professional and caring clinical staff in specific instances
- Readily available services including X-rays and labs
Common complaints
- Rudeness or unprofessional attitude from front desk and staff
- Difficulty reaching the facility by phone
- Long wait times or perceived inefficiency in the triage process
- Concerns about lack of compassion or robotic interactions
- Billing and insurance-related issues
"My wife she was very sick... the lady in front desk She had the nastiest attitude, very disrespectful super upset."
— Yelp review (via MapQuest)"I was immediately taken to a room where my vital signs were checked and an EKG performed. In less than two minutes the nurse..."
— Yelp review (via MapQuest)"The workers are so robotic with no compassion. Its all about pushing people through the system forgetting that their people."
— BBB customer complaintSynthesized from public review platforms as of Jul 10, 2026 — sources: [1][2][3][4].
In the News
- Palomar Health and UC San Diego Health Form Joint Powers Authority — Jul 2, 2026
- Palomar Health Emergency Department Strengthens Community Trust with Faster, Safer Care — Sep 30, 2025
- Palomar Health rebrands to Palomar UC San Diego Health - Escondido Times-Advocate — Jul 2, 2026
- Palomar Emergency Room survey results largely negative - Escondido Times-Advocate — Oct 8, 2025
- Palomar Health and UC San Diego Health Receive Approval to Form Joint Powers Authority - Escondido Times-Advocate — Oct 15, 2025
Information sourced from the clinic's website as of July 10, 2026.
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