Medical Services

Student Medical Packing List

To be prepared for an unexpected illness, we suggest you follow this packing list of items to bring with you to campus.

Student Medical Records and Confidentiality

An electronic health records is maintained for all students. The Longbrake Student Wellness Center maintains strict confidentiality of this record, in accordance with the laws of the State of Ohio.

All confidential records can be released with student’s permission. View client’s rights and responsibilities here.

We can confirm specific visits with appropriate parties, with the student’s written consent. Students may grant permission for their illness/injury to be discussed with parents, professors, etc., on an illness by illness basis. However, parents of students below the age of 18 do not need permission to speak with LSWC staff.

Requesting a copy of any part of your medical records requires a written request.

Notification

The Longbrake Student Wellness Center does not routinely notify parents or professors of illness. This is the student’s responsibility.

If a professor requires verification of illness/injury, they may call 330-263-2319 and information will be shared with the student’s permission.

When students are hospitalized with serious conditions, parents/guardians will be notified by the admitting physician. Dean’s staff will also be notified and professors will be made aware of the hospitalization.

Fee for Service

There is no charge to see a nurse. Quick tests or injections completed during a nurse exam (ex: strep, covid, flue, urine) will be billed to insurance and whatever insurance does not pay will be billed to the student’s account. Doctor visits are billed to insurance. Whatever insurance does not pay will be billed to the student’s account. The items below are available for an out-of-pocket expense and can be paid using cash, check, credit card, COW card, or billed to the student’s account.

If additional or specialized medical care is needed, especially after regular physician hours, students will be referred to Cleveland Clinic, Wooster branch. All such medical care received outside the Longbrake Student Wellness Center is the financial responsibility of the student.

In an emergency, the student will be referred to Wooster Community Hospital Emergency Department. This will be the student’s financial responsibility.