Doctors on Duty - Santa Cruz | Urgent Care in Santa Cruz, CA
Urgent Care • Santa Cruz, CA
Clinic Type
Urgent Care
Address
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Phone
(831) 425-7991
jhernandezl@SalinasValleyHealth.com
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
- SolvHealth: 3.0 out of 5 stars (2 reviews identified on Solv)
- Bay Area Consumers' Checkbook / BusinessYab: Not explicitly stated, but includes 4 ratings (4 reviews)
- Unilocal: Not explicitly stated (20 reviews)
Patients praise
- Friendly, kind, and knowledgeable staff
- Efficiency and professional service in many instances
- Helpful front-desk administration, specifically noted by name in some reviews
- Clean facility environment
- Effective treatment and clear communication from some providers
Common complaints
- Long wait times during peak hours
- Concerns regarding diagnostic accuracy and thoroughness of exams
- Dissatisfaction with referral processes for specialty care
- Occasional reports of dismissive or condescending staff/provider demeanor
"I decided to go to Sutter urgent care the next day where the doctor diagnosed me with both walking pneumonia and strep throat. ... It felt like such a joke and a waste of time."
— LocalityBiz review by Stella Tuchrello"This doctors on duty location is one of the best experiences you can have in a medical clinic for both exceptional service, friendly staff and efficiency."
— BusinessYab user review"The Medical Assistants were very friendly and in hardly no time I was getting stitched up by the Artistic Physician Assistant Gilbert. The stiches were so beautiful that I almost did not want them removed."
— Unilocal user reviewSynthesized from public review platforms as of Jul 10, 2026 — sources: [1][2][3][4].
In the News
- After-Hours Care – Cowell Student Health Center — Apr 24, 2026
- Leila Kramer, MPH | Urgent Care in Santa Cruz, CA | Sutter Health — Jun 11, 2026
- Dignity Health Medical Network in Santa Cruz | phsoorg — Jun 3, 2026
- Erica L Brown, PA-C | Urgent Care in Santa Cruz, CA | Sutter Health — Jun 11, 2026
- DOMINICAN MOBILE CLINIC - Updated June 2026 - Urgent Care — Jul 10, 2025
Information sourced from the clinic's website as of July 10, 2026.
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