Services Offered

  • Assessment and treatment of minor illness and injury
  • Care and Referral For Orthopedic Sprains, Strains, Fractures
    (recuperative items, crutches and heating pads, are available for loan)
  • Depo-Provera
    (student supplies medication, documentation of previous injections, and a pap smear within the past year)
  • Dipstick Urinalysis
  • Free Condoms
  • Free Over-The-Counter Medications
  • General First-Aid
  • Health Counseling
  • Health Insurance Information
  • HIV Testing
  • Minor Lab Tests (CLIA waived)
  • Referrals
  • Sutures/Staples Removal
  • STI Clinic
  • TB Skin Test (PPD) - $15.00
  • Urine Pregnancy Test
  • Weight and Blood Pressure Checks
  • Wound Care

ROUTINE ASSESSMENTS

  • Assessment of ears, nose, throat, eyes, skin
  • Check vital signs (temperature, pulse, respiration, blood pressure)
  • Collect samples for laboratory test (such as urine and blood)
  • Communicable diseases evaluation (chicken pox, mumps, measles, etc.)
  • Respiratory check for allergies, asthma, bronchitis, cold, flu, sinus, etc.

MEDICATION

Non-prescription medications are kept in stock at the health center and are available to the students. However, when the nurse practitioner writes a prescription, the student is responsible for purchasing the prescription from an area pharmacy of their choice.

EXCUSES

Excuses will be issued for medical emergencies only. You should plan your non-emergency visits during your free period. When you report to the Health Center, it is assumed that you are not missing a class. No personal excuses for exams are given. See your class instructor.