Ada Burt Vielmetti University Health
Center
The Health Center provides
comprehensive outpatient primary care services to students,
spouses, university employees, and their families. Services
provided include urgent care for infections and injuries,
continuing care for chronic illnesses, contraception and
preventive medical exams. The Health Center staff includes a
Board-Certified Internal Medicine Specialist, Family Practitioner
and Nurse Practitioners. Referrals to subspecialists are
available.
The Health Center also conducts a
variety of preventive medicine and health promotion activities for
the campus community. These include cholesterol screening,
smoking cessation groups, hypertension detection programs, and
sexually transmitted disease awareness and prevention
programming. The Health Center is a Michigan Department of Public
Health accredited HIV/AIDS counseling and testing facility.
The Health Center is funded by a
tuition and fee allocation and modest user fees. Payment is not
required at the time of service. The Health Center participates
in Blue Cross/Blue Shield. A billing statement suitable for
submission to other insurance carriers is provided at the time of
service.
A university approved Student
Health and Accident Insurance plan is available which covers most
Health Center fees. This year-round plan also covers major
illness and injuries requiring hospitalization. Students not
covered by their parent's or spouse's insurance are urged to give
serious consideration to this insurance. This insurance plan is
required for all international students.
Students under 18 years of age must
have a parental consent form on file at the Health Center prior to
registration. This form may be obtained from the Health Center.
Appointments can be made by calling
906-227-2355 Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., or by
visiting the Health Center in Gries Hall. Same day appointments
are usually available. A physician is on call 24 hours a day and
can be contacted through the Marquette General Hospital
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