Health Center

Although most of the services rendered at the Health Center are covered by your tuition, 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 tuition. 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.

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, commuter, and local online students.