Dove Valley Ranch and Cave Creek residents have another choice for health care in the neighborhood with the imminent opening of a NextCare Urgent Care center in the Fry’s shopping center, located at Carefree Highway and Black Mountain Parkway near Papa John’s. Anticipating an opening the first week of January 1 2022 , the Urgent Care center will be equipped to treat a wide variety of maladies and health needs, including Covid testing and vaccines, general illness, injury, ,pediatrics, x-rays, lab services, and pain management.

In addition to in-person visits to the Dove Valley facility, NextCare offers virtual doctor visits for non-emergency situations such as sprains, allergies, prescription refills, cuts/burns/abrasions, sore throat and vomiting/diarrhea without fever. There are nearly twenty NextCare Urgent Care centers across the Valley, with the next closest being at Tramonto Marketplace at Carefree Highway and I-17.