In this section:
- OVERVIEW
- SERVICES
- SCHEDULING
OVERVIEW
The Health & Wellness Center is open Monday through Friday from 8:00AM-4:30PM with some extended hours on select days for sick visits, health screenings, select labs, and injections. Health Services is staffed by a board certified Family Physician and a registered nurse and the Reading Health System Family Medicine Residents.
SERVICES
Appointments (free)
- Treatment of acute illnesses
- Treatment of minor injuries
- Physical Exams (Not available for students needing a routine physical exam for their major or sport. Physicals for these purposes should be done by your primary care physician.)
- Health Screenings, including weight, vision, and blood pressure
- Health education
Injections/Immunizations (fees apply)
- Allergy injections
- Flu vaccinations
- PPD/Mantoux testing
- Travel immunizations
Lab work (fees apply)
- Strep Screen
- Urine Testing
- Additional lab work or testing can be ordered
BILLING
The Health & Wellness Center will provide the student with a receipt for services rendered at our facility, which the student can then pay online or at the Office of Student Accounts. The Health & Wellness Center does not participate with any medical insurance companies or file any insurance claims on behalf of the student. We can provide the necessary clinical information to the student in order to seek reimbursement on his/her own.
The student is financially responsible for any services provided outside of our office including lab work sent to an outside laboratory. It is the responsibility of the student to know which hospital, laboratory, and/or pharmacy is preferred by his/her health insurance company.
SCHEDULING
All services provided at the Health & Wellness Center are scheduled by appointment. Students should call or stop in the Health & Wellness Center to schedule an appointment. Also, students must schedule appointments for themselves, we cannot schedule appointments through parents, guardians, roommates or friends.
The Health & Wellness Center providers do not excuse students from class except in rare circumstances. Please discuss any concerns you have regarding attending classes with your instructors.
