Health Services for Students
Not feeling well? Don't know what's wrong? Then head over
to the Student Health Center, which is available to all students
enrolled at Sam Houston State University.
According to the Student Health Center mission statement
the clinic exists to provide comprehensive routine health
services and health education to all currently enrolled students
of Sam Houston State University.
Figures recently released by the Health Center indicate
that some 3,000 students schedule appointments there each
semester.
"The Student Health Center strives to provide quality
care in a timely manner and at significant economic savings,"
said Michelle Lovering, M.P.H., Health Programming Coordinator"
To this end, the Student Health Center enables a student to
persist in their academic endeavors with a minimum of disruption."
The services that the SHC provides to currently enrolled
students are: office visits for routine illness and minor
injury, referral services, nursing care, allergy injections,
TB testing, immunizations, women’s health services,
physical exams for school, work, and sports, wound care/dressing
changes, minor suturing and suture removal, pharmacy, laboratory
testing, anonymous HIV testing, Sexually Transmitted Infection
screenings, asthma management, and health education.
Not only is the SHC a clinic but also an in-house pharmacy,
which recently reopened in fall 2005. Students now won't have
to deal with the hassle of going to another pharmacy to get
their prescription medicine. The cost of prescription medicine
from the SHC compared to a retail pharmacy can be substantially
lower.
The only other cost to students can be some laboratory examinations
the doctor may need to do to determine illness.
The medical staff consists of Tom Hill, medical doctor; Crystal
Birdsong, nurse practitioner; Lorna Wadsworth, registered
nurse; Ana Maiorano, licensed vocational Nurse; Frieda Turner,
Licensed Vocational Nurse; Patricia (Pat) Luna, medical technologist;
and Denise Irby, pharmacist.
Staff members are professionally trained and accredited
in the medical field.
The SHC is located at the corner of Avenue J and Bearkat
Blvd.
For more information, visit the Health
Center Web site.
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SHSU Media Contact: Clever
Bonilla
April. 21, 2006
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