Your On-Campus Wellness Center
The Longbrake Student Wellness Center supports the physical and mental well-being of full-time College of Wooster students through comprehensive health services available throughout the academic year.
The College of Wooster has partnered with Bloomington Medical Services, an affiliate of Wooster Community Hospital Health System, to support the Longbrake Student Wellness Center on campus.
As an affiliate of WCH, BMS works with health care providers in a range of specialties to provide comprehensive medical care throughout the area and will operate the health clinic at Wooster’s Longbrake Student Wellness Center including medical and counseling services for students at the College.
The center will be closed during the month of July during the transition and will reopen to serve students beginning August 1.
During the transition, please direct questions to the Dean of Students office at Dean_of_Students@wooster.edu.
During the transition, what should students currently on campus do if they need health services?
- For a medical emergency, call 911 or 988 for the Suicide Crisis Lifeline. Students can contact Campus Safety at 330-287-3333 for assistance in an emergency.
- Local Urgent Care centers in Wooster are open until 7:30 p.m. Wooster Community Hospital Emergency Room is open 24 hours.
- Telehealth services are available on most insurance plans.
- Wellfleet student insurance has a 24/7 nurse line (800-634-7629) and a Wellfleet student insurance counseling line (888-857-5462).
All full-time College of Wooster students must be covered by a health insurance plan in compliance with the Affordable Care Act. One of your requirements for the upcoming Fall 2026 semester is to enroll in OR opt-out of The College of Wooster’s Student Health Insurance Plan. Inbound international students are automatically enrolled in the student health insurance plan.
Beginning with the 2026-2027 academic year, student health insurance coverage will be through Wellfleet.
Plan Details | 2026-2027
Activate Enrollment: To activate enrollment for The College of Wooster’s Student Health Insurance, sign on to the portal on or before October 2, 2026. Once you are enrolled, you will receive your health insurance ID card to utilize for doctor’s appointments, prescriptions, labs, immunizations, etc.
Policy Period: Coverage begins on July 1, 2026, and will continue through June 30, 2027.
Annual Cost: The annual cost for the Optional Student Health Insurance is $1,895.
Billing
Students will be billed per semester the premium of the Student Health Insurance Plan unless they submit an online waiver and provide proof of comparable, alternate coverage. The cost for the fall semester is $955 and the cost for the spring semester is $940.
Waivers
Required documentation to waive insurance: You must provide proof of other Affordable Care Act-compliant coverage to waive coverage.
Deadline to waive insurance: Fall deadline: October 2, 2026
If you have other comparable insurance coverage and you do not wish to enroll in the optional health insurance plan offered by the College, you must complete Wellfleet’s online waiver form no later than October 2, 2026.
How to waive insurance: If you are planning to waive this enrollment, you will need to upload your current health insurance card directly to our portal here.
Please note your insurance used to waive can based anywhere in the USA. However, you must have active providers within 50 miles of Wooster, OH for primary care, urgent care, Rx, etc.
International Students: Inbound international students are automatically enrolled in the student health insurance plan and are not eligible to waive the plan.
If you have any questions about the waiving process, please feel free to contact us at:
Phone: (866) 535-0456
Email: student@haylor.com