Your 24/7 On-Campus Wellness Center
The Longbrake Student Wellness Center (LSWC) is a one-of-a-kind comprehensive health center for College of Wooster students enrolled on a full-time basis. The staff consists of physicians from the Cleveland Clinic Wooster, professional mental health counselors, health education coordinator, certified athletic trainers, office administrator, and registered nursing staff to maintain 24-hour service during the academic year.
Weekdays (M-F, 8:30-4:30 pm)
- Scheduled doctor, counselor, and nursing appointments
- Medication/prescription written/provided by providers
- Nursing and counseling drop-in (please call ahead)
- Lab work
- Consultations about billing, insurance, referrals
- Allergy shots (self-scheduled)
- Overnight rooms
- Self-care center
- Scheduled and drop-in appointments on TimelyCare
Weekends and Weekdays, 4:30 pm-8:30 am
- Nursing drop-in (please call ahead)
- Counselors available on call in collaboration with nursing
- Overnight rooms
- Self-care center
Appointments
To see a registered nurse, doctor, or a counselor, please make an appointment by call 330-263-2319.
Medical Emergencies
If you have an emergency, go to the emergency department at Wooster Community Hospital located at 1761 Beall Avenue in Wooster. Take your insurance card. If you need help getting here, view the Campus Map.
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 2025-26 Fall 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 2025-2026 academic year, student health insurance coverage will be through Wellfleet.
Plan Details | 2025-2026
Activate Enrollment: To activate enrollment for The College of Wooster’s Student Health Insurance, sign on to the portal on or before September 30, 2025. 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, 2025, and will continue through June 30, 2026.
Annual Cost: The annual cost for the Optional Student Health Insurance is $1,876.
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 $946 and the cost for the spring semester is $930.
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: September 30, 2025
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 September 30, 2025.
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
Using Your Insurance: Local resources (several within walking distance of the college) are available for in-person and telehealth appointments. This link includes counseling and psychiatric resources as well as crisis numbers and websites.
Most health insurance plans (including Wellfleet wellfleetstudent.com ) provide telehealth options for medical and mental health services. Please reference your insurance card and website to determine the resources available through your specific plan Once you have a provider identified, contact them and verify they accept your insurance and ask to schedule an appointment.
Make sure to have your insurance card available and bring it to the appointment Students needing assistance with accessing a provider, navigating their insurance, and/or determining next best steps for care can take any of the following actions:
- Call the Wellness Center (330.263.2319) and speak with a staff member
- Email:Student_Wellness_Center@wooster.edu their concern or question
- Schedule an appointment with a nurse (call or email)
- Schedule with a counselor at ‘Let’s Talk’ by using this link: ‘Let’s Talk