Weekend Healthcare Services Now Available

Thursday, January 15, 2026

Sometimes it can be difficult to accommodate your healthcare appointments during a busy work week. That’s why a number of Watson Clinic specialists offer appointment availability on Saturdays.

Receiving the expert kidney care you rely on is easier than ever thanks to board-certified Nephrology specialists Dr. Michae l Achinger and Dr. Steven Achinger, who have expanded their appointment availability to include select Saturdays from Watson Clinic Main at 1600 Lakeland Hills Blvd. in Lakeland. For more information and to schedule an appointment, call 863-680-7190 or visit WatsonClinic.com/Nephrology.

Watson Clinic Main Optometry specialist Elizabeth George, DO sees patients on select Saturdays. Saturday Optometry appointments may be scheduled by calling 863-680-7486.

Board-certified Gynecology specialist Rosemary P. Cardosi, MD has expanded her availability to include select Saturday appointments as well. For more information and to schedule an appointment with Dr. Cardosi for gynecologic care, call 863-680-7243 or click here.

Caitlyn Beacham, APRN, a registered nurse practitioner who works alongside ENT/Facial Pl astic Surgery physicians Dr. Serge Jean and Dr. Pranay Patel, offers Saturday availability for ENT services from her office at our Bella Vista Building. Saturday appointments with Ms. Beacham are available between the hours of 8 am and 2 pm. Appointments can be scheduled by calling 863-904-6296.

Watson Clinic board-certified Internal Medicine specialist Dr. Guillermo Vasquez and his team - including registered nurse practitioners Emily Beriswill, APRN, Brandi Plummer, APRN, and Jennifer Potts, APRN - offer extended weekday and Saturday appointment availability for both new and established patients from their offices at our Watson Clinic South location. Dr. Vasquez and his team specialize in general primary care services, routine check-ups, sick care, weight loss management, modiabetes management, and screenings for heart disease and other chronic conditions. Department of Transportation physicals may also be scheduled at his office. Call 863-680-7190 to schedule an appointment.

When immediate pediatric care is needed on a Saturday, our Watson Clinic Highlands location offers appointment availability between the hours of 8:30 am to 12 pm for sick visits. Saturday appointments cannot be reserved in advance, and must be scheduled on the same day by calling 863-680-7337, 863-607-3346 or 863-647-8012. The department also offers same-day weekday appointments for check-ups, vaccinations, sports physicals, sick visits, and more across each of their four locations. Click here to learn more and to schedule an appointment.

Illnesses and injuries don’t take weekends off, and neither do our walk-in care facilities. Our Urgent Care Main and Urgent Care South locations are open seven days a week, including Saturdays and Sundays, between the hours of 8 am and 6 pm. Our XpressCare Highlands facility is open every day of the week as well, including Monday-Saturday from 7 am - 6 pm and every Sunday from 9 am to 3 pm.

1/15/2026