Wendy Chung, MD, is shown with a patient at the new Mount Sinai Express Care-Queens.

Mount Sinai Queens has opened Mount Sinai Express Care-Queens, a new facility specifically designed to enhance the overall experience for patients looking to receive fast, efficient, and expert care for minor illnesses and injuries.

Located on the first floor of Mount Sinai Queens-Crescent Street, the service will build on the hospital’s vision to transform care for all residents across Queens and beyond.

The modern facility will offer walk-in services for all types of conditions, such as colds, flu, sprains, skin rashes, minor cuts and lacerations, and certain types of infections.

Patients who typically use the Emergency Department for these conditions will find shorter wait times and faster service at Mount Sinai Express Care-Queens. However, if further care is needed, the Emergency Department at Mount Sinai Queens is located across the street from Express Care, so patients do not need to travel far to receive the care that they would need after initial evaluation.

“Mount Sinai Express Care-Queens is backed by a network of experts from across the Health System that is conducive to optimizing the way we care for our patients,” says Ugo Ezenkwele, MD, MPH, Chief of Emergency Medicine at Mount Sinai Queens and Professor of Emergency Medicine at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. “We all get sick and need to have access to walk-in services and get the help we need as easily and quickly as possible, and this facility will fulfill a need in the community making residents feel more empowered in taking care of their health and safety.”

With five exam rooms for providing care, the location also offers testing for COVID-19, influenza, RSV, strep throat, and urinary tract infections, along with a glucometer for glucose testing, and a separate X-ray room. The new facility is the latest in several improvements at Mount Sinai Queens, whose mission is to provide compassionate, innovative care to the diverse patient community throughout the borough.

“The opening of Mount Sinai Express Care-Queens is a game changer for our hospital,” says Cameron R. Hernandez, MD, Executive Director and Chief Operating Officer at Mount Sinai Queens. “The new facility is among several projects to improve the full range of care for our patients, and we are thrilled to expand our services to better serve our community.”

Mount Sinai Express Care-Queens will accept all insurance plans; walk-ins are welcome and no appointments are necessary. Patients can also expect easy referrals to Mount Sinai specialists if you need additional, less-urgent care, as well as seamless access to medical records via MyMountSinai.