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Health Center vs. Emergency Room

  • Taking a patient's medical history. Taking a patient's medical history.

Schedule an appointment at the Wilce Student Health Center:

  • fever
  • cough, sore throat
  • ear problems
  • mole checks
  • vomiting/diarrhea/nausea
  • depression/anxiety
  • STI testing
  • eye and dental exams
  • physical therapy
  • birth control and GYN care
  • travel assessments
  • allergy testing and shots

Go to the Emergency Room:

  • severe difficulty breathing
  • head injury with loss of consiousness
  • motor vehicle accident injuries
  • acute chest pain with no recent history of a respiratory infection
  • severe abdominal pain
  • deep cuts that require stitches
  • broken bones
  • feelings of hurting yourself for others

If you have general health questions, please call (614) 292-4321 and ask to speak to the Advice Nurse

If you are ill and no appointments are available at SHS, please ask to speak to the Advice Nurse for assistance.