Wellness Center
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 partners 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 operates the Student Wellness Center to provide medical and counseling services for full-time students at the College. The partnership between the College and WCH provides students the convenience of on-campus care with the expertise, specialty services, and resources of a health system recognized nationally for excellence in patient care and safety.
Serving Wayne County, Ohio since 1950, WCH has been nationally recognized for excellence by PINC AI/Fortune magazine as a Top 100 Hospital in the U.S., Becker’s Hospital Review 100 Great Community Hospitals List, Newsweek World’s Best Hospitals, and the 2026 Forbes Top Hospitals List.
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Location
Longbrake Student Wellness Center
570 E. Wayne Ave.
Wooster, OH 44691
Hours of Operation
Monday through Friday
8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Contact
330-263-8761 for Direct Line
Student Health Insurance
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