Student Health Center - Susquehanna University

Caring, Confidential Medical Care

The Student Health Center at Susquehanna University partners with Geisinger Medical Center to provide a welcoming, safe and supportive environment with high-quality care.

The health center team consists of a medical provider and professional nurses who are available for sick-visit appointments, physical exams, women’s and men’s health issues, preventive care and more. Our office coordinator helps answer students’ questions regarding paperwork, insurance and billing.

Schedule an Appointment

Appointments are required. Call ahead during center hours to schedule an appointment at 570-372-4385.

Center Hours

Monday–Friday: 8 a.m. to 12 p.m., 1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Closed on weekends and school breaks.

After-Hours Advice

For nonemergency, urgent medical advice after hours and weekends, call 570-372-4385 and follow the prompts to be connected to Geisinger’s nurse triage service. Appointments are only booked during center hours.

Medical Emergencies

For an emergency, call 911.

Medical Records & Forms

All incoming students must submit required health documents to the Susquehanna University Student Health Center through Admissions’ River Hawk Portal before arriving on campus. See the instructions below for completing the medical record requirement.

Student Health & Wellness Reporting Form (medical record for new students)

As outlined in the River Hawk Portal, all incoming students must submit the required health form.

Form Due Dates

June 30 — fall enrollment
Dec. 30 — spring enrollment

Student Health & Wellness Reporting Form

Medical Provider’s Health Assessment
- Print the medical provider’s health assessment form, and schedule a physical exam with your primary care provider. Note: Physicals completed within one year of the due date are accepted (on or after June 30 for fall enrollment and on or after December 30 for spring enrollment).
- Scan the completed health assessment pages and save them as a PDF to upload.
- Student-athletes must follow NCAA requirements for Athletics. Note: For NCAA participation, the physical evaluation must be completed within 6 months prior to starting Athletics activities.
Self-Reporting Form
- Complete all sections of the self-reporting form. Attach the three-page Medical Provider’s Health Assessment PDF to the form.

Student Health & Wellness REporting FOrm

Upon review and completion by the Student Health Center, the form status will be updated on the River Hawk Portal checklist.

For assistance, contact the Student Health Center at 570-372-4385 or healthctrnurse@susqu.edu.

Immunizations

Immunizations as noted on the Student Health & Wellness Reporting Form:

Required Immunizations

Hepatitis B
MMR (Measles/Mumps/Rubella)
Meningitis A
Polio (OPV or IPV)
Tetanus (Tdap)
Varicella (Chicken Pox)

Recommended Immunizations

Covid-19
Hepatitis A (HepA)
HPV (Human Papilloma Virus)
Influenza
Meningococcal Vaccine (Serogroup B)

For more information, visit the CDC immunizations website or contact the Student Health Center at 570-372-4385.

For Parents/Guardians (Student Privacy)

In compliance with HIPAA laws, written permission from the student is required to disclose the student’s private and personal health information. Parents and legal guardians can call the Student Health Center with broad questions.

After students move in, they can call the Student Health Center to make an appointment to sign the medical record release form. Legally, and to ensure that students are not being coerced, a student needs to sign the consent form without being in the presence of parents or legal guardians.

Susquehanna Parental Notification Policy

Medical Records Release Form

Students may request information and a copy of their medical records using the following links:

Services & Medications

The Student Health Center offers preventative and primary care, provides medical advising and carries a supply of the most frequently prescribed medications. We encourage students to keep their own supply of over-the-counter medications.

Appointments are required to see a medical provider. Students are welcome to stop in for medical pamphlets, sexual health material or other available items.

Clinical Services

Allergy Injections
Ambulatory healthcare
Flu vaccine services
Health and wellness programming, including the Student Health Fair
Sexual health testing
Medical equipment loans (crutches, wheelchair, nebulizer)
Tuberculosis screening
Men’s health
Women’s health
Well-health exams

Prescribed Medications

The Student Health Center purchases basic prescription medications at cost. Those savings are passed on to our students. Most medications are less than $25.

Instead of billing insurance, the Student Health Center charges a small fee for medications that are dispensed by the center, which can be billed directly to the student’s SU account or paid on site with a credit card.

Students are not required to buy medications through the Student Health Center. Students can request SU’s medical provider to send the prescription to their pharmacy of choice.

The Student Health Center’s medical provider does NOT prescribe ADD/ADHD medications. Students with prescriptions for ADD/ADHD or chronic health conditions should keep prescriptions current through their home provider.

Over-The-Counter Medications

The Student Health Center offers students a limited amount of over-the-counter medications for free, typically enough to last a few days.

Students should maintain a personal supply of over-the-counter medications. Examples of medications to pack include, Acetaminophen, Ibuprofen, cold/flu/allergy medication, cough medication/drops, antacids and wound-care products.

The SU Bookstore, located on the lower level of the Degenstein Center, carries over-the-counter medications.

Local Pharmacies

Fees

All full-time undergraduate students can be seen for free by a medical provider at the Student Health Center.

Some services with added fees include Tuberculosis skin testing (PPD), prescribed medications dispensed from the Health Center and some physical examinations. Most of the medications or services associated with a fee are $25 or less.

Student Benefit Package

EIIA Benefit Package for Students

All full-time undergraduate students at Susquehanna University are charged a health center fee. This fee covers all visits to the Student Health Center and the most frequently ordered lab tests, such as mono tests, strep (throat) cultures, flu swabs and sexual health tests. This benefit package is not an insurance and has limits to what is covered by the package.

Students should maintain their private health insurance plan.

Medical tests, procedures and referrals ordered by the SU Student Health Center medical provider that are not covered by the benefit package will be billed to the student’s private health insurance.

Private Health Insurance

Students should have private health insurance, though Susquehanna does not require students to show proof of insurance.

It is important for students and parents/guardians to know how their private health insurance plan will work in the local area. Many private insurance companies offer “away from home” packages for dependent children attending college.

Accidents and illnesses that cannot be cared for in the Student Health Center happen infrequently, but they do occur, and students should be prepared with insurance coverage that will work in this area. There are two area hospitals:

WellSpan Evangelical Community Hospital in Lewisburg, PA — accepted insurances
Geisinger in Danville, PA — participating insurances

Absences Due to Illness

Missed Class

Students should contact their professors directly when missing classes to discuss attendance and makeup policies. The Student Health Center does not provide notes for missed classes.

Absences by Day 3

When a student has missed classes for three consecutive days due to a non-emergent illness, they are encouraged to notify their professors and to also schedule an appointment in the Student Health Center.

Students who anticipate missing three or more consecutive days due to surgery or other medical reason should contact the Student Health Center.
Specific questions regarding the university’s absence policy should be directed to the Center for Academic Success at 570-372-4412 or .

Medical Leave of Absence or Course Reduction

A medical leave, whether voluntary, involuntary or temporary, may be approved when criteria are met.