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Walk-In Urgent Care for Short Hills, NJ Residents
Sage Urgent Care is a short drive from Short Hills via Route 24 or local roads. We're a closer walk-in option for many Short Hills families than driving to Overlook, Mountainside Medical, or Saint Barnabas. Open 8 AM to 8 PM, seven days a week, no appointment.
Physician-led care, every day
Sage is owned and run by two board-certified emergency medicine physicians — Dr. Jacob Silberstein and Dr. Vadim Fradlis. They practice here, they set the clinical standards, and they train the team that treats you — so the judgment behind your visit is emergency medicine judgment.
We are independent and single-location — not a franchise, and not a chain following protocols written somewhere else.
Route 24 west from Short Hills
From Short Hills, the fastest route is Route 24 west to Exit 7B (Summit), then south on Springfield Avenue into Berkeley Heights. The drive is a short one outside of mall traffic.
From the western end of Short Hills near the JCC of Metro West, take Hobart Avenue south to Springfield Avenue. From the eastern Short Hills Mall area, Morris Turnpike to Route 24 west is most direct. We have free on-site parking with handicap spaces and stroller-accessible entry.
Why Short Hills patients come in
Most of our Short Hills patients walk in for one of these reasons:
- Walk-in care closer than the Mall area medical facilities — same-day, no appointment, often shorter wait
- Sports physicals ($75) for Millburn High Millers student athletes and Short Hills middle school students
- Sports injuries from MHS games, club leagues, and youth athletics — with on-site X-ray
- Pediatric urgent care when local pediatricians are closed
- Flu, strep, COVID, RSV testing with rapid results
- UTI, sinus, and ear infections
- Stitches and minor burns
- DOT physicals
Old Short Hills, Hartshorn and the Mall area
Sage serves Short Hills residents from across the section — Old Short Hills neighborhoods, families along Hobart Avenue and Hartshorn Drive, residents near the Short Hills Mall (which sits between Short Hills and Millburn), and homes near the South Mountain Reservation. Many Short Hills families value continuity with a smaller, independently-owned clinic where they see the same providers, rather than rotating through larger hospital-affiliated urgent care chains.
Millburn High and the private-school circuit
Short Hills students attend Millburn High School (the Millers), Millburn Middle School, and one of several elementary schools — Glenwood, Hartshorn, Deerfield, South Mountain, and Wyoming. We see student athletes from all of these for NJSIAA sports physicals ($75, same-visit form completion) and in-season sports injuries. We also see students from Pingry, Newark Academy, Far Brook School, and other area private schools.
What a visit costs
Sage Urgent Care accepts most major insurance plans used by Short Hills residents — Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield Horizon NJ, Cigna, UnitedHealthcare, Medicare, and many others. Self-pay rates are available for uninsured patients: most visits run $150–$200, sports physicals are $75, DOT physicals are $90–$120. See our insurance page.
Short Hills: common questions
A short drive via Route 24 West or via Springfield Avenue through Summit. Drive times vary by traffic.
For walk-in care for many Short Hills residents, yes — and we offer truly walk-in service without appointment. Some Mall-area clinics require online check-in or have longer waits.
No. Sage is walk-in only, 7 days a week from 8 AM to 8 PM.
Yes. The NJ Department of Education athletic physical form we complete is accepted by Millburn High and all NJ public and private schools, including Pingry, Newark Academy, and others.
Sage accepts most major plans — Aetna, Horizon BCBS NJ, Cigna, UnitedHealthcare, Medicare, and many others. Self-pay rates are $150–$200 for most visits, $75 for sports physicals.
Yes — every Saturday, Sunday, and major holiday, 8 AM to 8 PM.
369 Springfield Avenue, Berkeley Heights, NJ 07922, with free on-site parking. From Short Hills, you're a short drive west via Route 24 or Springfield Avenue.
Yes — on-site digital X-ray with same-day reading. No referral or follow-up imaging appointment needed.
Common services for Short Hills patients
Sage Urgent Care offers a full range of services for Short Hills families: · Illness treatment· Injury treatment· Testing & diagnostics· Wellness & physicals
What Short Hills patients use us for
Short Hills is a wealthy community with high access to private specialists and concierge medicine, but Sage still sees a steady flow of Short Hills patients — and the reasons are revealing about what urgent care is actually for. The most common uses:
- After-hours and weekend issues — when your primary care or pediatrician's office is closed and you don't want to drive to Overlook's ER for something minor.
- Sports physicals and clearance forms — efficient one-visit completion of paperwork for Millburn-Short Hills school district athletics or club teams (NJ Crush, Sky Blue Soccer, Short Hills Tennis Academy).
- Travel medicine basics — pre-travel consultations, return-from-travel illness assessment, COVID and flu testing before departure.
- Cuts requiring stitches — laceration repair without an ER copay, typically completed in under 45 minutes including suturing.
- Pediatric urgent care — ear infections, fevers, rashes, croup, when your pediatrician offers next-week appointments and you need same-day evaluation.
Weighing your walk-in options
Short Hills residents typically have several urgent care choices. For a non-emergency problem, urgent care is generally a far lower-cost option than an emergency department: our self-pay visit is $150–$200, and most patients are in and out in under an hour from walk-in to discharge. If your condition is or could be life-threatening, go to the nearest emergency room or call 911.
Compared with the large urgent care chains, Sage is a smaller, independent, single-location practice where you'll often see the same provider on return visits. We're owned and run by two board-certified emergency medicine physicians who practice here and set the clinical standards.
Route 24 west, then walk in
No appointment needed. We're at 369 Springfield Avenue in Berkeley Heights — a short drive from Short Hills.
This article is for general information only. If you're experiencing a medical emergency, call 911 or go to the nearest emergency room.