Health Services - Services and Fees

 

Services

Students are encouraged to seek medical/nursing advice early in their illness and to be an active consumer in determining treatment. All services are confidential.

Services offered include:

  • Nursing evaluation of illness and injury on a walk-in basis during all operating hours
  • Physician Directed Clinics (12 hours per week)

o       Call for appointment for acute illness, $15 fee, 2 hour cancellation requirement 

o       Physician hours

§         Monday 11 AM - 1 PM & 2 PM - 4 PM

§         Tuesday 3 PM - 5 PM & 6 PM - 8 PM

§         Thursday 9 AM - 11 AM & 12 PM - 2 PM

  • Wellness Services available M-F, 8am - 5pm

o        STD Testing

o       Tuberculosis Skin Testing

o       Vaccinations offered at or near cost

    • Tetanus/Diphtheria
    • Meningitis
    • Hepatitis B
    • Influenza
    • HPV
  • Off campus medical and dental referrals as needed *
  • Well Woman Exams
  • Study Abroad Physicals
  • Laboratory testing
  • Strep Tests
  • Dressings
  • Administration of prescribed allergy injections during Monday and Thursday clinic hours
  • Equipment loan
    • Crutches loaned for up to 2 weeks
    • Heating pad loaned for 3 days

 * Health Services maintains a current referral list of local physicians. When a student sees an off campus physician, the student is responsible for securing transportation and paying the costs incurred.

Charges and Fees

Trinity University does not assess a student health fee.  There is no charge for the nursing evaluation of a minor illness or injury, first aid treatment, oral over the counter medications, health counseling or medical referrals.  Charges for vaccinations, other injections, laboratory testing, extensive dressings and orthopedic supplies will be at or near cost.   A regularly scheduled clinic appointment with the University Physician is $15.   Students who miss appointments without at least 2 hours notice will be billed $15.  

Fees associated with care in Health Services may be paid with check, charged to the student’s Tiger Card or billed to the student’s university account.

Health Services is not a participant of any HMO, PPO or private insurance plan. Therefore, we are unable to generate an insurance claim form to file with your private insurance.  We can provide you with an itemized bill, but it is your responsibility to seek reimbursement from your insurance carrier.  There is no guarantee that charges incurred in Health Services will be reimbursed to you by your insurance carrier.   

If the physician orders prescription medication, the student is responsible for payment. If the student has a prescription drug card, they should be familiar with the pharmacies that honor their plan and notify Health Services at the time the prescription is being ordered.  The student is responsible for presenting their insurance information to the pharmacy when they pick up their medications. 

 

Patients’ Responsibilities

 

1.       To provide accurate information about your health, including past illnesses, hospital visits, use of medicines (prescription and over the counter), and use of any other type of substances including vitamins, herbal supplements, alcohol and street drugs.

 

2.      To ask questions when you do not understand information or instructions.

 

 

3.      To inform the Health Services’ staff if you believe you cannot follow through with the plan of care or treatment of your condition.

 

4.      To recognize the effects of your chosen lifestyle on your personal health. Your health depends not just on your medical care and treatment, but also on the decisions you make in your daily life.

 

 

 

 

 

Questions or Comments?
HealthServices@trinity.edu

 

Health Services
One Trinity Place, San Antonio, Texas
78212-7200
( 210) 999-8111
(210) 999-8378 fax

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