General Information
HOURS AND AVAILABILITY
**Summer Hours (June 23 - August 15)**
Tuesday - 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Wednesday - 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Friday - 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
FOR AN APPOINTMENT OR TO SPEAK TO A NURSE CALL 552-6137
Monday 9-5
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday— 8:00am - 5:00pm
Last appointment of the day at 4:15 pm
Medical and mental health services are available in alignment with the academic calendar. The center is closed for clinical services during winter break, spring break, and from the end of summer session until the start of fall term. Part-time hours of service are provided during summer sessions. The clinic is open for administrative and program questions 12 months of the year.
If you need ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANCE during the times the center is closed for clinical services, please call the Director, Diane Potratz, at (541) 552-6138 or the Assistant to the Director, Barbie Breneiser, at (541) 552-6692. Administrative staff are available Monday - Friday throughout the calendar year and can be contacted by phone, email or at the clinic (please ring the door bell when doors are locked).
Scheduling
The SHWC provides care on an appointment basis. A triage nurse is available to assess medical necessity for immediate care. Any other walk-in will be asked to schedule an appointment. You will lose your appointment if you show up past the time you were told to check in, and your account will be charged a $10 no-show fee. To schedule an appointment call 552-6136.
At the time of your first appointment, you will be asked to fill out a Health History form and an Informed Consent form. These forms are also available on the web site. If you choose, you may fill them out in advance and bring them to your first appointment.
FORMS:
Informed Consent 
ELIGIBILITY
Health Fee
All students who are enrolled for 6 or more credits automatically pay a per term non-refundable health fee. In academic year 2007-08 the health fee is $102. Payment of the health fee makes students eligible for primary medical care, mental health/personal counseling and health education services. Students taking less than 6 credit hours have the option of paying the health fee in order to receive services.
Measles
Oregon State law requires students enrolled in 9 or more credit hours to provide proof of immunization to measles, except as permitted by religious or medical exemption. The SHWC requires this information from you and is authorized to place a hold on your account preventing you from registering for a second term until the information is provided.
Certificate of Measles Immunization Form
FEES
What Does the $102 fee pay for?
The per term health fee pays for primary medical services, mental heath services, health education materials, events, and promotion campus wide. Services are provided on campus, in close proximity to halls and classes to assist students in reducing the amount of lost class time.
Beyond direct care services, the SHWC's role on campus is to assist in the event of a public health threat in the education, assessment, containment, and treatment of communicable disease. The SHWC participates in the assessment and identification of need specific to health promotion, safety, and general well-being of the campus community.
The health fee pays primarily for the time of the medical staff. In the general medical community there are charges for each visit. At the SHWC a student can be seen multiple times in a term for primary medical care without additional visit fees. If a student needs lab work (provided on site) or medications (provided on site) there are charges to cover the costs of the labs or medications. There are other items that incur additional charges that include, but are not limited to, items such as suturing or wound cleaning supplies, equipment rental, wart removal, etc. There is a minimal fee for specialty services such as evaluation by psychiatric nurse practitioner or osteopathic treatment.
All charges are placed directly on the student's account. Payment is not accepted at the time of service. For student wishing to bill insurance, the student must ask for an itemized statement to submit to the insurance company. Only the student can access the itemized statement unless the student provides written permission to release the information. The SHWC does not bill insurance.
