The Health Center hours are 9 to 5, Monday through Friday. A Registered Nurse is available on-site 24 hours a day when school is in sessions for urgent problems. A physician and a counselor are on-call 24/7 for emergencies. Medical, gyn, and counseling appointments and services are available Monday through Friday during the daytime. See below for details. Read our Mission Statement here.
Health Center emergencies are handled 24 hours a day - call x7360. A physician and a counselor are available 24 hours a day, either on site or by phone for consultation with the nurse. For emergency help or transportation, call Public Safety at x7300.
Nurse Walk-in hours - 24 hours a day
Hours:
Monday mornings are "Walk-in" times - no appointments.
Same-day appointments are available on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. Please call in the morning on the day you want an appointment, between 9 am and 12 noon, to make a same-day appointment. Walk-ins with urgent problems will also be accepted, however those with appointments will have priority (except, as always, in the case of a true emergency).
The Physicians & Nurse Practitioner provide care for students:
Hours scheduled by appointment - call x7360
The Gyn Nurse Practitioner provides:
Individual counseling services are made by appointment - call x7360
Every full-time undergraduate student is allowed up to six counseling sessions free of charge each year. Additional appointments are on a sliding fee scale.
No student is ever denied needed care because of an inability to pay.
All counselors specialize in issues of young adults, including eating disorders, cultural, racial and sexual identity concerns, and relationship problems, as well as general counseling services.
Inpatient care is provided at the Health Center for students too ill to be in the dorm, but not a candidate for inpatient hospital care. There is a charge for this service of $100 a night, which may be covered by the family insurance.
Sleeper Policy: Bryn Mawr College students may use the Health Center as a quiet place to rest for $15 a night if a room is available. This fee does not include meals or nursing care.
Call x7360 to check on room availability.
ALL STUDENTS MUST HAVE A COMPLETED PHYSICAL EXAM FORM ON FILE AT THE HEALTH CENTER TO RECEIVE SERVICES.
CONFIDENTIALITY
Except in the case of a life-threatening emergency, the Health Center will not release information to anyone including parents, family, police, employers, faculty or administrators, unless the student provides consent.
FEES
The following services are available free of charge to all matriculated undergraduate students and also to all graduate students who enroll in the college health plan:
There are charges for the following services:
No student will be denied needed health care or counseling because of an inability to pay.
The student health insurance will pay some portion of the fees charged by physicians outside the Health Center when the student is referred by the Health Center caregivers. Routine health care (dental or vision check-ups, etc.) or elective visits to a specialist (e.g. for acne or allery testing) are generally not covered by the BMC student health insurance. Call the Health Center at x7360 for more detailed information on fees for the services listed above.
Click here for more information on student insurance.
Comments? Suggestions?
Send them to the Health Center Advisory Committee at HCAC@brynmawr.edu or contact Dr. Kerr.