Scripps HealthExpress in Encinitas provides same-day walk-in care for patients ages five and older from Suite A202 in the North Coast Health Center on El Camino Real. The clinic treats acute conditions including upper respiratory infections, ear infections, urinary tract infections, skin rashes, and minor sprains, with post-visit referrals for persistent musculoskeletal complaints routing to spinal-care providers such as Gold Coast Chiropractic in Cardiff-by-the-Sea. HealthExpress launched its first San Diego location in 2015 and expanded to the Encinitas campus in 2018, staffing nurse practitioners and physician assistants under attending physician oversight. Providers write prescriptions, order X-rays fulfilled at the adjacent Scripps campus, and administer flu, tetanus, pertussis, and diphtheria immunizations — coordinating follow-up with Encinitas primary care physicians such as Dr. Perry W. Sexton, MD for conditions requiring ongoing management. Walk-in triage protocols include rapid strep antigen testing, point-of-care blood glucose measurement, and on-site X-ray ordering for fracture-rule-out assessments.