Acute Care Clinic
The Acute Care Clinic provides appointment-based care for non-urgent health concerns. It is not an urgent care, walk-in clinic, or emergency department.
When to use the Acute Care Clinic
Students should visit the Acute Care Clinic for concerns that do not appear to be a medical emergency. Acute care problems could include:
- recent acute injuries or minor lacerations
- acute illnesses with respiratory symptoms or other symptoms such as nausea or diarrhea
- fever with body temperatures less than 103 F
- mild to moderate pain related to an illness or injury, etc.
Our telephone triage nurses can assess your condition and assist you in scheduling.
When urgent and emergency care is needed
Immediate health problems like those listed below are of such a potentially serious nature that immediate evaluation through an emergency room is the safest approach to your care.
- Chest pain
- Difficulty breathing
- Head injury with symptoms
- Headache with fever and stiff neck or unexplained rash
- Abdominal pain lasting more than two hours
- Persistent vomiting
- Fever greater than 103 F unrelieved with oral hydration and fever-reducing medication
- Severe pain of any kind
Patients who arrive at the Student Health Center with urgent or emergency medical issues without an appointment will be referred to a local urgent care facility, walk-in clinic or emergency department, depending on the situation.
Transportation, including Emergency Medical Service or privately-owned vehicles, to off-campus health care facilities is not provided or covered by the Student Health Center.
Do Not Delay
Do not delay emergency care by visiting the Student Health Center. If you have a question about where you should receive care, contact the telephone triage nurse line, which is available 24/7, at 865-974-5080.