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MU cares about each student's well-being and provides an on-campus clinic to meet the day-to-day health needs of our students. The Campus Clinic is located on the ground floor of Spruce Hall and staffed with a Family Nurse Practitioner, Licensed Practical Nurse, and an Administrative Assistant.

Important Information Needed:

To serve our students' health needs, the Clinic staff needs the appropriate information about each student's medical history and current state of health.  This information is vital and  all incoming students must complete the Student Health Evaluation Report Form.

You must be give the completed form to the Campus/Wellness Center prior to the start of classes.

The form can also be mailed to:

 

Mansfield University Campus Clinic
125 Clinton Street, Suite W002,
Mansfield, PA  16933.

 

If you have any questions, please contact the Clinic at 570-662-4350.  We can also refer you to an off-campus service if needed.

 

Making an appointment

If you are ill, call the Clinic at 570-662-4350 for an appointment. If you have emergency, you may be seen without an appointment. PLEASE CALL AND DON'T DELAY!

If you need to be seen the day you call, and there are no appointment vacancies, ask to speak to a nurse who will evaluate your symptoms and determine the appropriate course of action.

Frequently Asked Questions

The Campus Clinic provides comprehensive primary healthcare services are provided to registered full and part-time undergraduate and full-time graduate students while the university is in session.

Undergraduate: 7+ credits/semester

Graduate students :  9+ credits/semester

You must present your currently validated student I.D. card at your 

 

Mu required that all students have medical insurance. Students or their parents should contact their insurance carrier to determine how college entrance may affect the terms and conditions of their coverage.

For students who do not have health insurance or no longer covered by their parents' healthcare plan, consider www.healthcare.gov

 

Services covered by your health fee paid each semester:

  • Primary evaluation, diagnosis, prescription and treatment of common conditions
  • Vision examinations
  • Some laboratory testing, including blood sugar, strep screen, and urine dipstick
  • Personal health counseling, including dietary counseling, personal hygiene and family planning counseling (reproductive health education and appropriate referral)
  • Athletic physicals
  • Medications to treat an acute illness or injury, (some antibiotics, antihistamines, anti-inflammatory, steroids, analgesic preparations, cough/cold preparations)
  • Some surgical procedures, which can be performed in the health care facility
  • Many treatments which can be performed in the health care facility
  • Allergy injections when students provide their own serum. 
    • Allergy injections are given at the Mansfield Guthrie Clinic, located at 63 South Main Street. Students must call the clinic at 570-662-7766 to schedule an appointment, and must provide their own serum. Appointments at this time are limited to Tuesdays.  

What services are charged to MU students?

All ancillary testing and services will be billed directly to you.

Clinic Hours are:

  • Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday 8:00 to 4:30 PM
  • Tuesday and Friday, 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM 

A nurse is available during those times.

Appointments can be made to see the Nurse Practitioner on:

  • Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday from 10:45 AM to 4:15 PM
  • Tuesday and Friday from 8:00 AM to 1:45 PM

For after-hours medical concerns, call 911 or the Troy Guthrie Community Hospital emergency Room at 570-297-2121.

Are health services provided when the university is not in session?

No.

Are prescriptions from my own physician covered?

No. Only prescriptions from physicians affiliated with MU are covered.

Will I be able to get an excuse for class absence from the doctor?

No. (See Absence Policy in the Undergraduate Catalog).

Transportation to area health care facilities:

The University has an arrangement with the community ambulance service to provide emergency transportation to area hospitals. Students' health insurance will be billed for this service by the Ambulance Association. The University may also support return trips to campus and some transportation to other medical appointments via a volunteer service utilizing student drivers when available.

MU and the community ambulance service have arranged to provide emergency transportation to area hospitals.

Students' health insurance will be billed for this service by the Ambulance Association.

MU may also support return trips to campus and some transportation to other medical appointments via a volunteer service using student drivers when available.

If you are unable to keep a scheduled appointment, please call as soon as you know you cannot keep your scheduled appointment to cancel it. 

 

For all ancillary testing and services not available at the clinic, you will be billed directly to your medical insurance.

No healthcare services are provided since Campus Clinic since is not open when MU is not in session.

No. Only prescriptions from physicians affiliated with MU are covered.

No. See MU's Absence Policy in the Undergraduate Catalog.

 

Hours and Location

We're located on the ground floor of Spruce Hall.

Walk-in Hours:

Mon, Wed, Thur:
8:00 AM-4:30 PM
Tue, Fri: 
8:00 AM-4:00 PM 
A Nurse is available during these times.

Appointments with the Nurse Practitioner:

Call 570-662-4350 to make an appointment

Mon, Wed, Thur: 
10:45 AM-4:15 PM
Tues, Fri:
8:00 AM-1:45 PM

For after-hours care: call 911 or the Troy Guthrie Community Hospital Emergency Room at 570-297-2121.

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