Helping You Stay Well
Student Health Center
Helen Rice, R.N.
Director of Student Health
336-316-2194, hrice@guilford.edu
Location: Founders Hall, basement
Hours: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m., Monday - Friday
(after hours, contact RA or Security for emergency procedures)
Services Offered
The staff in the Student Health Center is interested in helping you attain and maintain a healthy approach to college life. The center is staffed by a part-time physician assistant and a full-time nurse.
All of your health care needs can be assessed at the Student Health Center. Most of your concerns and illnesses also can be treated through the center. If off-campus referral is needed, the staff will assist you in planning and implementing a consultation.
The student health staff is available for acute and chronic illness evaluation, consultation for positive health strategies, identification of health risks, contraceptive counseling, referrals to counseling centers and referrals off campus for specialty care (e.g. dentist, ophthalmologist, surgeon, etc.). Inpatient care is not available in the Student Health Center. If hospitalization is needed, it will be arranged through local medical facilities.
Allergy injections can be given in the Student Health Center. You must provide your own serum, Epi-pen, and syringes, along with complete written instructions from the prescribing physician, and a telephone number to call if there are any questions regarding your allergy therapy. All students are required to remain in the Student Health Center for 20 minutes after each injection.
Take time during your first week on campus to inform the student health staff of your ongoing medical concerns (e.g. allergy medications, asthma, convulsive disorder, diabetes, hypertension, etc.).
Health Records
Completion of the health form included as an insert in this handbook is mandatory. Your physician, P.A., N.P. or Health Department must complete the history of immunization section. In compliance with North Carolina Immunization Law (G.S. 130-A-155), a student who does not provide proof of immunizations will be suspended 30 days after classes begin.
Charges
Routine assessment in the Student Health Center is free of charge. If lab tests (e.g. throat culture, blood work, pap smear) are necessary, the charges will be directly billed to the student's college account by the outside laboratory performing the tests. If x-ray is necessary, the staff will order the required test and instruct the student as needed. When prescription medication is indicated for treatment, the staff will help the student in choosing a local pharmacy to fill the prescription. Fees for x-ray and off-campus medication are the student's responsibility.
Counseling Services
Gaither Terrell, MSW, LCSW
Director of Counseling Services
Ernest McCoy, Ed.S, LCSW
Staff Counselor
Susan Smith
Office Manager
336-316-2163
Monday-Friday -- 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m.
Founders Hall Basement
The Counseling Center is available to provide traditional students with opportunities for personal growth and exploration in a safe and caring environment. We are committed to helping students navigate the difficult transitions and challenges of college life, including relationship concerns, alcohol or drug use, issues with food and body image, academic or social pressures, depression, anxiety and grief.
Individual counseling: We provide crisis intervention, assessment, and short-term counseling at the center, with referral to community resources available for longer term or more specialized treatment.
Groups: Support groups and educational groups are offered as the need arises to help groups of students who share similar concerns.
Self-help Library: Students are encouraged to make use of our collection of books, pamphlets, and tapes providing information on topics such as eating disorders, grief and sexuality.
Confidentiality is maintained according to professional codes of ethics.
Services are available by appointment and are free of charge to traditional students.