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Eligibility for Care | Medical Visits | Fees | Urgent & Emergent Care | Current Hours
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Eligibility for care
Health Services provides services to enrolled students.
- Fall Semesters: The last day of service is the Friday before winter break.
- Spring Semesters: The last day of service is Commencement day. After Commencement, graduated students are no longer eligible for services.
- Summer: Services are available only to students who are:
- -Enrolled in summer classes
- -Working on-campus
- -Conducting research
Living on-campus. A student living in the Saratoga area is not eligible for services unless one of the previously mentioned conditions is met.
Medical Visits
To ensure better service and a safe environment, please schedule an appointment in advance rather than walk-in. Health Services strives to accommodate same-day or next-day appointments.
Health Services offers acute and routine care.
Examples of acute/illness/injury visits include:
- -Flu-like symptoms (fever, aches)
- -Upper respiratory symptoms (sore throat, cough)
- -Gastrointestinal symptoms (nausea, vomiting, diarrhea)
- -Musculoskeletal injuries
- -Care for chronic illnesses (in collaboration with home and/or specialty providers)
- -Supportive care for eating disorders (in collaboration with home and/or specialty providers)
- -Sexual and reproductive health care
- -Referrals to specialists
Examples of routine visits include:
- -Physical exams (for internships, travel abroad, or work)
- -Preventative health counseling
- -Starting birth control
- -Routine STI testing
- -Immunizations
- -Blood tests and lab work (with a provider鈥檚 order)
- -Tuberculosis screening (PPD)
- -Smoking/vaping support and counseling, medication to help quit
If you need assistance with something not listed above, please call 518-580-5550, and we will do our best to assist you.
Fees
No charge for:
- -Visits
- -Emergency contraception (Plan-B, ella)
- -Pregnancy tests
- -Some over-the-counter medications
- -Basic wound care supplies (in the setting of a visit)
Minimal fees typically apply for:
- -Prescription medications
- -Some over-the-counter medications (e.g., Mucinex)
- -Immunizations
- -Braces (ankle, knee, wrist, etc.)
- -Rapid testing in office (Strep, Flu, Mono, HIV and COVID-19)
Payment:
All fees will be discussed with the patient before being applied. Fees can be paid by:
- -Skid Card
- -Active student account (billed along with tuition)
Insurance:
Health Services does not bill health insurance companies. Students can keep receipts and submit them to their insurance or medical spending accounts directly. Students (or their insurers) are responsible for all bills related to care outside Health Services, including:
- -Emergency room or urgent care visits
- -Outside laboratory tests and x-rays
- -Visits to outside providers or prescriptions
Urgent & emergent care
Local urgent cares and emergency rooms offer additional services and care outside of Health Services' hours:
- (3 miles from campus)
3040 Route 50, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866 - (24 hour urgent care - 17 miles from campus)
6 Medical Park Dr, Malta, NY 12020 - (1.5 miles from campus)
204 S Broadway, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866 - (1 mile from campus)
- 211 Church Street, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866
- (50 miles from campus)
- 43 New Scotland Ave, Albany, NY 12208
In case of medical emergency:
- -On campus: Call Campus Safety at 518-580-5566
- -Off campus: Call 9-1-1