Student Health Center
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Symptoms, Prevention and Treatment
Letter to the Campus
Office Information and Hours
Office: 620-278-4505 Fax: 620-278-4462
Location: East Campus (East of Cooper Hall) Blue house
Clinic Hours: Monday , Tuesday, Thursday, Friday. Closed Wednesday.
9am - 3:30pm Rotating lunch break, following the Sterling College Calendar for students.
(Appointment times can be made for off times) Some medical services will require an appointment because of the time needed for services
Services
Student Health Enrollment Form (PDF)
Eligibility requirements: Any student enrolled in at Sterling college is eligible for basic health services through the Student
Health Center. The students are allowed to see the campus nurse free of charge. Students needing special services will need to see local medical providers. Summer Services are not provided.
Proactive health care and wellness programs are provided and help to encourage early interventions to prevent illness and injury.Sterling Health Center will work with students’ home town physicians in consutation with our medical consulant.
Equipment Loans: Crutches, slings, vaporizers/humidifiers, heat packs, cold packs, ace bandages.
Refer Students: Sterling College has a nurse managed health service. Students are referred to doctors, physician assistants, nurse practioners, dentists, optometrists, and other medical services and specialties.
References and Handouts: Computer generated and other health-related subjects such as: blood pressure, HIV (AIDS), STD's, weight reduction, exercises, special diets, back pain, quit smoking, breast cancer, tattoos and body art, and many more.
FOR EMERGENCY dial from campus phone 8-911
Student Health Insurance
Every Sterling College student must be covered by a health insurance policy. Sterling College offers an accident and sickness insurance plan through AG Administrators Services for students who do not have family or group insurance. Information regarding this policy is provided at the time of registration on the Student Assurance Services website. Payment of medical bills is always the student’s responsibility.
Before coming to campus students should know what kind of insurance coverage they have and they need to know how to file a claim. The Student Life Office will require all students with their own health insurance to make a copy of their insurance card. Students should also carry a copy of their health insurance card should be carried with them at all times. When using off-campus health care facilities, students should know if there is a preferred provider specified by their insurance policy. This information is available by calling the insurance provider directly, or at the provider’s website.
Students will need this form if they are using the schools health insurance when they visit the doctor.
Other Health Facilities
- Sterling Medical Center office 620-278-2123 toll free 1-800-260-9508 - This is a Branch of The Medical Center of Hutchinson, Ks.
- Rice County Rural Hospital #1 is located in Lyons, Kansas 8 miles north of Sterling. Lyons has a full-service community hospital 620-257-5173, including a 24-hour ER room with urgent care services daily.
- Lyons Medical Clinic - 620-257-5124 toll free 1-800-779-6979. This is a branch of the Hutchinson Clinic of Hutchison, Kansas.
- Hutchinson Kansas- Hospital 620-665-2000.
- Emergency care is available thru 911 (on campus 8-911), Rice County Rural Hospital, urgent care on a walk in basis is available at as another option. This Service is located at South Hutchinson Medical Center. 620-669-6600
Recommendations 
Bring a small first aid kit of your choice, thermometer, have a vaporizer or share one with dorm mates. Have an emergency light source, a small supply of bottled water, some canned soups or dry soup mixes , small supply of crackers, melba toast
For illness and any other medical supplies you normally have on hand.
For more information, contact Connie Carey R.N. 620-278-4505 toll free 1-800-346-1017 ext. 505
email ccarey@sterling.edu or nurse@sterling.edu
Medical Consultant: Dr. Tom Simpson
Exercise Center
The Underground Pulse is located in the basement of the Health Center.
Hours are 24/7 with security code entrance only. Entrance is thru the back door where a security light with
Motion sensors for night use.
The exercise center began with the request for floor space to exercise by the girls in the dorms. This space was cleaned,
painted and supplied by a donation from the Douglas Family Foundation in Jan of 07. This is a free to students area of use.
The center contains an assortment of treadmills, ellipticals, recumbent bikes, upright bike, bow flex home gym, exercise balls, free hand weights, a TV with dvd/vhs player for Pilates, core exercises and other floor programs.
90 percent of the usage is by female students.
Students register for use and receive a code for their use.
Registered users are responsible to report any problems with equipment, to bring their own water and headsets as no
cable or music source is provided. The students are required to be responsible to leave the area in a clean condition.
Students are expected to log in so usage and improvement data will be available.
