A place you can trust for urgent care, preventative care, and answers to your medical questions.
At the Saint Joseph’s College Health & Wellness Center, we’re committed to answering your questions and helping you get the care you need.
Starting August 24th, the Health and Wellness Center is now going to be located on the first floor of O’Connor Hall. When you enter campus we will be the first building on the right. This is super exciting to us as it is a brand new space. We have added 3 new exam rooms, a triage room, two quiet rooms, and a new lab.
We will still be offering all the same comprehensive services such as physical examinations, blood work, prescription refills, and any other needs you may have.
This year we will require that you set up an appointment in advance of coming to the Health Center. Walk-ins are no longer available. It is as easy as a few clicks from your cell phone or laptop to register for an appointment. We have time slots available every 15 minutes. In order to keep everyone as safe as possible, we will be screening everyone who enters the Health and Wellness Center, and requiring you to wear a mask.
*You can set up your appointment here: https://calendly.com/
As always, if there is an emergency, and you need to be seen right away, please call our office at 207-893-6634. We will be open Monday – Friday 8:30am-4:30pm. For after hour emergencies, please contact Campus Safety at 207-893-7911.
Another feature we are offering this year is our new Telehealth platform upon request. With Telehealth, you can stay in the comfort of your room and have an office visit online with one of our Health Center staff.
Health Forms
Maine State law requires written documentation on all students’ immunization history. Requirements are listed below and must be completed prior to coming to the college campus. In order to provide quality medical care while you are on campus, we require knowledge of your previous medical history and a current (within the past one year) pre-entrance physical exam by your physician. If you are chronically ill or take medication regularly, or if you are coming to Saint Joseph’s with an unhealed injury or problem, please ask your physician to send a complete report, including a treatment plan. If you are on regular medication, it is recommended that you bring a prescription for that medication with you to school so that it may be filled at a local pharmacy, if necessary. Most medications can be refilled by the Health and Wellness Center staff with appropriate follow-up appointments.
- Immunization form
- Patient information form
- Patient history form
- Patient physical form
- TB questionnaire
Completed forms can be emailed to healthcenter@sjcme.edu or faxed to 207-893-7865.
Student Health Insurance Program
In accordance with federal law and the College policy, all students must be enrolled in a form of health insurance. To this end, students are automatically enrolled in the Saint Joseph’s Student Health Insurance Program for which a separate fee is charged, viewable on each student’s billing statement through the Treasurer’s Office. Students have the opportunity to opt out of the automatic Saint Joseph’s Student Health Insurance Program, provided the student or family can provide proof of coverage by private medical insurance. Instructions for providing proof of coverage are below. The College is pleased to partner with Cross Insurance Agency as our student health insurance manager. Visit http://www.crossagency.com/sjc for specific information about the Saint Joseph’s student health insurance policy.
Student insurance waiver notice instructions
- Log into your student portal (Campus Café)
- Username/Password is same as your email. Contact IT (207-893-7851) for assistance.
- Click on My Info
- Click on Web Services
- Click on Health Insurance Acceptance/Waiver
- Follow the instructions to complete the waiver process.It is mandatory that a copy of the front and back of your insurance card be mailed or emailed to Health and Wellness Center. Email card to healthcenter@sjcme.edu or mail card to 278 Whites Bridge Rd., Standish, ME 04084.
DO NOT FAX INSURANCE CARDS!
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Students and families often have questions about the health services offered on campus. Below you will find some of the most commonly asked questions, along with answers. If you still have questions, please Contact the Health & Wellness Center at healthcenter@sjcme.edu or by calling (207) 893-6634.
Although most of the services rendered at the Health Center are covered by the Health Service Fee, in accordance with federal law and the College policy, all students must be enrolled in a form of health insurance http://www.crossagency.com/sjc.
No, the nurse practitioner at the Health & Wellness Center can write refill prescriptions for your routine medications. The prescription can then be taken to one of our local pharmacies listed below to be filled (all within 5 miles of campus).
- Walgreens (207) 893-2562
- CVS (207) 892-2541
- Hannaford (207) 892-8571
- Walmart (207) 893-0654
Maine State law requires written documentation of immunization history for all of our students. The Health & Wellness Center places holds on student accounts when students have not provided the required immunization documentation. If there is a hold on your registration, you should contact the Health Center at (207) 893-6634 to determine which documentation we are missing. All registration holds are temporary until a student brings us the documentation to verify missing vaccinations.
If you are sick, you should notify your professor in the manner instructed on your course syllabus prior to missing a class.
The Health & Wellness Center will provide documentation to verify the date they were seen for an appointment or a reported illness, but no further information will be provided.
It is at the discretion of the professor if this is adequate documentation to support the absence.
In certain circumstances, the nurse practitioner may recommend a student not attend class for a specified time period. For example, such circumstances would include diagnosis of a communicable diseases such as Influenza or a condition requiring that you leave campus for home or the hospital. At that point, the Health & Wellness Center would notify the Academic Affairs Office.
Yes, your medical information is confidential. Based on the HIPPA regulations governing patient confidentiality, if you are over 18 years old, your medical information will not be shared with anyone, including your parents, professors, partners, friends and other medical providers, unless you provide your consent. Medical information will be released only in cases of medical emergencies (including threats of harm to self or others) or when otherwise required by law.
NOTE: If your health insurance is billed during a visit to the Health Center (labs, x-rays, prescriptions), your insurance provider may send an explanation of benefits (EOB) to the policy subscriber, often a parent. It is important for you to call the customer service number on your insurance card to ask what their EOB procedure is if confidentiality is a concern.
No, you have already paid for the majority of our services! These are included in your Health & Counseling Service Fee, applied via your tuition and billed to your student account. You can be seen by the nurse practitioner and registered nurse as many times as needed during the semester.
Sometimes, however, depending on the procedure or treatment plan, your health insurance may be billed. Students are responsible for balances that are not covered by health insurance.
Your health insurance will only be charged for the following services:
- Any service provided off-campus (ER visits, Specialist evaluations, X-Rays)
- Prescriptions obtained at the local pharmacy (however, we can write them for you)
- Lab work that is sent off-site for testing (blood testing, STD testing, Pap Smears, Throat Cultures)
- Vaccinations
- Cryosurgery (wart/lesion removal)
- Unlimited office visits that include competent diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up of illness/injuries by a nurse practitioner and/or registered nurse.
- Basic in-house lab services that includes strep testing, influenza testing, glucose testing, cholesterol testing, monospot testing, urinalysis testing, and pregnancy testing.
- Physical exams
- Sports physicals (non NCAA athletes)
- Gynecological exams
- A wide variety of over the counter medications (Tylenol/Ibuprofen, antidiarrheals, throat lozenges, cold relief tablets, Sudafed, fungal cream, Bacitracin, hydrocortisone cream)
- Limited prescription medications (antibiotics, eye drops, inhalers)
- Ice packs and ace wraps
- Allergy injections
- Nebulizer treatments
- Referrals to specialists
- Educational programming and health promotion
Health services are provided by our nurse practitioner and/or registered nurse Monday through Friday from 8:30am to 4:30pm. We encourage you to schedule an appointment in person, by telephone, or via email. Walk-ins are always welcome.
The college has a working relationship with Windham Taxi and students are encouraged to utilize their services when necessary. They can be reached at (207) 293-7605.
* Fees incurred for services of this nature will be covered/reimbursed by the college.
If you are unable to wait until the Health Center is open and you’re having an emergency, please call security at extension 7911. From your cell phone, you can also dial (207) 893-7911.
There are three local Urgent Care facilities which are open 8am-8pm, 7 days per week for minor emergencies. They are listed below, as is the estimated driving time from campus:
Mercy Express Care (10 min)
409 Roosevelt Trail
Windham, ME 04062
207-893-0290
Mercy Express Care (20 min)
40 Park Rd
Westbrook, ME 04092
207-857-8174
Brighton First Care (25 min)
335 Brighton Ave
Portland, ME 04101
207-662-8111
You must provide your own transportation to these urgent care facilities. As a general reminder, keep a copy of your insurance card with you at all times.
If you have a life threatening emergency, Standish Rescue (EMS) can be called by Campus Safety (x 7911) and you will be transported to the hospital of your choice. The two local hospitals for 24-hour care include:
Mercy Hospital (35 min)
144 State Street
Portland, ME 04101
207-879-3266 ER
207-879-3000 main #
Maine Medical Center (35 min)
22 Bramhall St
Portland, ME 04101
207-871-2381 ER
207-662-0111 main #
We are located on the first floor of O’Connor Hall. This is the first residence hall building on the right as you enter campus.
You can call the Health & Wellness Center at (207) 893-6634 and request to speak to Doreen Webber about your bill. We also utilize Physician Billing and Consulting as our billing service. They can be reached at (207) 777-5370.
If you are enrolled in the College Health Insurance Plan, you may also contact Cross Insurance at (207) 783-8591.
All full and part-time enrolled Saint Joseph’s College on-campus and commuter students.
Meet the Staff
Sheri Piers, ANP-C
spiers@sjcme.edu
Sheri is a board certified adult nurse practitioner who serves as the health and wellness director at SJC. Sheri is in the office to see students Monday through Friday. She is also involved in many educational and health promotion activities on campus.
Patricia Duchette, RN
pduchette@sjcme.edu
Susan McNeil, RN
smcneil@sjcme.edu
Our registered nurses are in the office daily to triage students, assist with general medical care, set up appointments for students to see our providers and assist students with most all of their medical needs.
Doreen Webber, Adm. Assistant
dwebber@sjcme.edu
Doreen is in the office daily to help students with insurance questions and schedule appointments. She is also responsible for tracking all immunizations and medical forms which are required by state law.
Contact Us
Location: O’Connor Hall
Phone: 207-893-6634
Fax: 207-893-7865
healthcenter@sjcme.edu
Hours
Mon-Fri: 8:30am-4:30pm