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| Mon | 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. |
| Tue | 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. |
| Wed | 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. (except 2nd Wednesdays; day starts at 9 or 10 a.m.) |
| Thu | 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. |
| Fri | 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. |
| Sat | Telehealth appointments available; call to schedule |
| Mon | 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. |
| Tues | 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. |
| Wed | 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. (except 2nd Wednesdays; day starts at 9 or 10 a.m.) |
| Thu | 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. |
| Fri | 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. |
| Sat | Telehealth appointments available; call to schedule |
Closed from 12-1 p.m. every day.
| Mon | 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. |
| Tue | 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. |
| Wed | 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. (except 2nd Wednesdays; day starts at 9 or 10 a.m.) |
| Thu | 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. |
| Fri | 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. |
Closed from 12-1 p.m. every day.
| Mon | 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. |
| Tue | 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. |
| Wed | Dental services are temporarily unavailable on Wednesdays due to staffing shortages. For emergencies, see “Dental Center Emergency Standby” below. |
| Thu | 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. |
| Fri | 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. |
Closed from 12:30-1:30 p.m. every day.
| Mon | 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. |
| Tue | 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. |
| Wed | 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. (except 2nd Wednesdays; day starts at 9 or 10 a.m.) |
| Thu | 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. |
| Fri | 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. |
Closed from 12:30-1:30 p.m. every day.
For current patients only, standby appointments are offered Monday-Friday beginning at 8 a.m., as each day’s schedule allows. Please call after 8 a.m. to reserve the next available time slot. Standby appointments are not available from noon to 1 p.m. any day, and also not available the second Wednesday of the month before 10 a.m.
You must be an active primary-care patient or dental patient at one of our health centers (Families First, Goodwin Community Health or Lilac City Peds) to use dental emergency standby services. Emergency dental standby services are offered on a first-come, first-served basis, during these hours:
- At Families First: Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays (NOT Wednesdays) – from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m.
- At Goodwin Community Health: Mondays – Fridays from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. (Exception: On 2nd Wednesday of the month, standby hours start at 9 a.m. or 10 a.m.; see banner on our home page for details on those days.)
| Mon | 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. |
| Tue | 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. |
| Wed: | 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. (except 2nd Wednesdays; day starts at 9 or 10 a.m.) |
| Thu | 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. |
| Fri | 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. |
If you are a current medical patient at Goodwin Community Health, Families First or Lilac City Pediatrics, you always have access to your health care team. Unless you have a true emergency, please call our community health centers in Portsmouth and Somersworth first. You can reach us 24/7.
Day or night, your medical home is the best place to start. Our after-hours nurse will help you decide if you should go to an urgent-care center or the ER. We also have a doctor on call for you.
Just call our main number and listen to instructions for how to speak with a nurse.
- Families First: (603) 422-8208
- Goodwin Community Health: (603) 749-2346
- Lilac City Pediatrics: (603) 335-4522
- Same-day or next-day appointments offered Monday-Friday for current patients. Call ahead to schedule.
- Early-morning and early-evening appointments may be available.
- Telehealth visits are offered every weekday and also on Saturday mornings
If you are experiencing extreme pain or possible infection, go to the Emergency Department at your nearest hospital. If not an emergency, call our main number and follow the prompts for the Dental Center and leave a message. We will return your call on the next business day.
Unnecessary ER visits or 9-1-1 calls waste your time and money. So use the ER or 9-1-1 only in emergencies, such as:
- Life-threatening or disabling conditions
- Chest pain; numbness in the face, arm or leg; difficulty speaking
- Severe shortness of breath
- High fever with stiff neck, mental confusion or difficulty breathing
- Sudden or unexplained loss of consciousness
- Coughing up or vomiting blood
- Possible broken bones
- Cut or wound that won’t stop bleeding
Any time of the day or night, your first call except in an emergency should be to your health care team at at Families First, Goodwin or Lilac City Pediatrics.
Walk-in and Urgent Care Centers are not a good alternative to seeing your primary care provider. They cost more, and the providers there don’t know you or your health history.
When you call us, our after-hours nurse will help you decide if you need to be seen right away. If your issue can’t wait until we are open, the nurse may suggest you go to urgent care or a walk-in clinic. When visiting a Walk-in Clinic, Urgent Care Center or the ER, call ahead if possible. Tell them you are a patient at Families First, Goodwin or Lilac City Pediatrics.
