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The Emergency Clinic at Alamo Heights | Freestanding Emergency Room

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    Infants, children & adults
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    ER physicians on site 24/7
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    CT, X-ray, ultrasound & lab on site
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The Emergency Clinic at Alamo Heights | Freestanding Emergency Room building

The Emergency Clinic at Alamo Heights

The Emergency Clinic Alamo Heights

6496 N. New Braunfels Ave., San Antonio, TX 78209

Monday - SundayOpen 24/7

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Phone
210-880-3223

Why choose The Emergency Clinic at Alamo Heights for emergency services?

Alamo Heights residents don’t want to navigate a big hospital system every time something goes wrong. This freestanding ER runs like an extension of the neighborhood itself, small enough to know its patients, fully equipped for whatever emergency walks through the door.

Here’s what sets us apart:

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Low wait times

Check-in here is built to get you past paperwork and in front of a physician fast, not sitting in a lobby wondering when your name gets called.

Why choose The Emergency Clinic at Alamo Heights for emergency services?

Alamo Heights residents don’t want to navigate a big hospital system every time something goes wrong. This freestanding ER runs like an extension of the neighborhood itself, small enough to know its patients, fully equipped for whatever emergency walks through the door.

Here’s what sets us apart:

Low wait times icon

Low wait times

Check-in here is built to get you past paperwork and in front of a physician fast, not sitting in a lobby wondering when your name gets called.

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Transparent billing

You’ll know what a visit costs before agreeing to any treatment, no guessing games and no surprise bill weeks later.

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Full-service emergency care

Whether it’s a fracture, a fever, or something scarier, our team has the imaging and lab tools on-site to diagnose it and start treatment immediately, without sending you somewhere else to start over.

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Quality care for all ages

Multiple generations of the same Alamo Heights families come through these doors, and our physicians treat each one, from newborns to adults, with care suited to their age.

Emergency in Alamo Heights? Here’s why San Antonio families choose us first.

Alamo Heights is its own incorporated city tucked inside San Antonio, and The Emergency Clinic at Alamo Heights was built with that identity in mind: a freestanding ER sized for a close-knit community, not a sprawling hospital campus. Patients are met by a physician within minutes, evaluated in private exam rooms, and treated by a team that’s been part of this neighborhood for decades.

From New Braunfels Avenue to the surrounding streets near Broadway, this location covers everything a real emergency room should: chest pain, breathing trouble, fractures, and more, with on-site CT, X-ray, ultrasound, and lab work so most visits end in a diagnosis rather than a referral. Whether the emergency started at home, on the road, or somewhere else in San Antonio, help is close and ready 24/7, around the clock.

What conditions can The Emergency Clinic at Alamo Heights treat?

Our emergency room services cover the full range of urgent conditions Alamo Heights and San Antonio families face, day or night, backed by physicians who are on-site and ready the moment you arrive.

We regularly treat:

  • Chest pain and cardiac symptoms
  • Severe allergic reactions
  • Broken bones and sports injuries
  • Respiratory issues and breathing difficulties
  • Abdominal pain and gastrointestinal issues
  • Dehydration and heat-related illness

If you or a loved one is dealing with any of these, there’s no need to drive across San Antonio. Walk in, and our team will get you seen right away.

On-site imaging and lab work

Getting real answers shouldn’t mean waiting on an outside lab. The Emergency Clinic at Alamo Heights keeps every essential diagnostic tool in-house, including:

  • Digital X-ray
  • CT scans
  • Ultrasound
  • On-site laboratory testing
  • EKG (electrocardiogram)

That means Alamo Heights patients can be evaluated, diagnosed, and treated in a single visit, often in a fraction of the time a hospital ER would take.

Meet the medical director at the Emergency Clinic Alamo Heights

Michael Magoon, MD

Dr. Michael Magoon is board certified by the American Board of Emergency Medicine and has more than 30 years of Emergency Medicine experience. He has been accepted as a “Fellow” in both the American College of Emergency Physicians and the American Academy of Emergency Medicine. Dr. Magoon has worked at Wilford Hall USAF and Brooke Army trauma centers, Baptist and Methodist Emergency Departments, and the Shannon West Texas trauma center in San Angelo.

Dr. Magoon taught Emergency Medicine at Wilford Hall USAF Medical Center. While in the Air Force, Dr. Magoon was recognized as one of two worldwide “subject matter experts” in Emergency Medicine. He has extensive experience in pre-hospital care; including training with the Counter Narcotics Task Force in Washington D.C and the National Association of EMS Physicians. He served as the Medical Director for Lackland AFB EMS, and as the Assistant Medical Director for the San Antonio AirLife Helicopter Rescue program.

The Magoon’s have lived in San Antonio since 1990 and have made their home in Alamo Heights. We are so proud of our outstanding team of clinicians and look forward to continued service to the Alamo Heights community.

Education

  • B.S. – 1985 – Michigan State University – East Lansing, MI
  • M.D. – 1989 – Wayne State University – Detroit, MI
  • Residency – 1990 – Emergency Medicine – Joint Military Medical Centers
  • Chief Resident – 1993 – Emergency Medicine – Joint Military Medical Centers
  • EMS Medical Director Course – 1994 – National Association of EMS Physicians
  • Teaching Fellowship – 1995 – UT Southwestern
Professional Associations & Awards
  • Diplomate – American Board of Emergency Medicine
  • Texas Medical Association
  • Bexar County Medical Society
  • Texas Super Doctor (2012-2023) – Texas Monthly 
  • Best ER Doctor (2012-2023) – SA Magazine
  • Best General Practice Physician (2012-2023) – SA Magazine
  • Best ER Doctor (2014, 2015) – SA Scene
  • Best General Practice Physician (2014, 2015) – SA Scene

The Emergency Clinic at Alamo Heights is a designated safe baby location

Texas law gives parents facing an impossible situation a safe way out: bringing an unharmed newborn, 60 days old or younger, to a location like The Emergency Clinic at Alamo Heights. Our staff will take the baby in immediately, provide medical care, and connect the child with the proper emergency provider, and the parent will not be prosecuted for abandonment or neglect.

You can find out more information about this law in the Texas Family Code, Chapter 262, Sub-chapter D. Emergency Possession of Certain Abandoned Children.

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