The health center is located at the top of College Hill Road on the right before the main cross walk for the North and South sides of the campus.
The health center is open during the academic year Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, & Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Wednesday 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The health center is closed M-F from 12:00-1:00 p.m. and closed on Saturday & Sunday.
No, the health center is closed during summer, fall, Thanksgiving, winter, and spring breaks.
Appointments are needed at the health center, however exceptions are made for medical emergencies. To schedule an appointment, please call 315-859-4111.
If you have a medical emergency, call the Campus Safety Emergency Line at 315-859-4000 for HCEMS (Hamilton College Emergency Medical Service).
If you are not feeling well and the health center is closed, and you need medical attention, you can go to one of three urgent care facilities: Faxton Urgent Care, Slocum Dickson Urgent Care, or Independent Physicians Urgent Care. There are also two local hospitals: Faxton-St. Luke's, and St. Elizabeth's.
No, the health center does not charge for office visits. Students will be charged for medications given from the health center and for rapid mono, rapid strep, pregnancy tests, EKG's and for "No Show" appointments.
No, all students may receive services from the health center.
No, the student health service is not equipped to bill individual student insurance companies. If you are seen here and are billed for medications or tests, our office will provide you with a bill to be sent to your insurance carrier. A copy of the bill is kept in the students medical chart. A copy of the bill with limited information is also sent to the business office and the charge is applied to the tuition bill.
Please note the date for any health center charges that appear on the statement of accounts is not the date the student was seen in the health center, it is the date the business office applied the charge to the billing statement. Copies of health center invoices are available upon the written request of the student.
Yes, we will need to be notified of any changes to your health insurance. Please have a front and back copy of your card sent to the health center.
If you have a prescription plan, we do advise to fill the prescriptions at one of the local pharmacies in Clinton. CVS , Kinney Drugs, and Empire Drugs deliver prescriptions to the health center free of charge. The pharmacies require the prescription, your health insurance information and a credit card to bill any co-pays to. You will need to bring your Hill card with you to the health center to pick up your prescription as a form of verification.
The health center will provide a voucher for a taxi transport off campus for medical purposes. You need to call the health center to make arrangements for this service or campus safety for after hours and on weekends when the health center is closed.
The health center staff will only contact your parents if there is a life threatening illness or concern. If you are being sent to the hospital, we ask you to contact your parents to let them know. If you sign a medical release giving the provider permission, the provider will discuss the condition with your parent.
If you were seen at the health center and your parents call to discuss the visit, you will need to sign a medical release while you are here granting permission for the provider to discuss your appointment with your parents.
No, the physical exam form is required only as an entering first year student. If any new medical information arises, we do ask you to inform the health center or have medical records sent to our office.
Yes, you will need to bring any ongoing prescription medications and if you have asthma and use a nebulizer, to bring your nebulizer.
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To schedule, reschedule, or cancel an appointment, please call 315-859-4111.
Students who do not cancel a scheduled appointment before the time of the appointment will incur a $10.00 fee for a "No Show" appointment! To avoid the charge, please call and cancel your appointment so the appointment time may be used by a student who needs medical attention.
