44 | Health and Safety University Medical Services Living away from home for the first time is an exciting new stage. But being away from home when you’re sick is no fun! Conveniently located on campus, University Medical Services (UMS) is available to all students and functions much like your family doctor’s office. Whether for treatment of an illness or injury, regular allergy shots, or an immunization for an overseas trips, your student will receive care from compassionate physicians and nurses without leaving campus. UMS will even bill your insurance company. UMS also maintains new student health forms to ensure health and wellness for our student body at Cedarville University. What is offered? UMS hires qualified physicians, nurse practitioners, and registered nurses to provide quality healthcare for your student while they are at Cedarville. With services similar to a family physician office, UMS offers: • Physician and nursing visits when you are ill or injured. • Physicals for athletic participation, School of Nursing and School of Pharmacy clinical experience, EMT class clinicals, mission endeavors, and some work-related physicals. • Allergy injections as prescribed by your private allergist. • Routine immunizations. • Immunizations for international travel. • Laboratory services. • Special medical services such as suture removal and wound care. • Free over-the-counter medications as recommended by UMS medical staff. • Follow-up visits after discharge from a hospital or urgent care facility. • Registered dietitian visits as ordered by UMS medical staff. • Referrals for healthcare needs that are beyond the scope of practice for UMS, such as referrals to area specialists, radiology facilities, urgent care facilities, or local emergency departments. Costs of Services • If you do not have health insurance, or if your health insurance does not cover services out of network, UMS has a reasonable self-pay fee schedule. • If you want UMS to bill your health insurance, please have your student present a copy of their health insurance card when they check in for medical care. UMS cannot guarantee health insurance coverage. Please contact your personal health insurance company for coverage information.
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