health center
Welcome to the Health Center
Services offered:
Under the supervision of an off-campus medical director, the Director of Health Services offers office hours for students when classes are in session. Services offered are:
- Consultation regarding medical problems
- Administration of allergy injections upon request
- Administration of MMR, tetanus, Hepatitis B, Meningococcoal, flu and pneumonia vaccines
- Mantoux (PPD)/tuberculosis screening, reubella and Hepatitis B titres
- Blood pressure and blood glucose screening
- Non-prescriptive treatment of ailments
- Various laboratory tests
- Maintenance of health records (in strict confidentiality)
- Referral to counseling and other local physicians or specialists
All health information will be held confidential within professional standards. If necessary, the Dean of Students, the Residence Hall Director, and/or the parents of students who are seriously ill or hospitalized will be notified. Also, residence hall assistants will be made aware of students on their floors who have disorders or conditions (ie. diabetes, or seizures) requiring medication, or other serious health problems.
Students should notify the Health Services of any significant changes in medical condition while a student at Carroll College.
Costs of Health Services Provided
There is no office charge to see the the Nurse or Nurse Practitioner, but there is a minimal charge for some services (e.g., vaccines and lab tests). Fees for lab work will now be due at the time of service, please plan accordingly.
Weekly Clinic with Nurse Practitioner
A Nurse Practitioner, Denise Smigaj, FNP, is here every Tuesday afternoon (1:30-6 PM) to see students who may need further evaluations or prescriptions. Please call for an appointment, as her time tends to fill up FAST. Thanks!
HPV Vaccination
Gardasil is a new vaccine that helps protect against cervical cancer. Gardasil is intended to prevent against four strains of human papillomavirus, or HPV. HPV is the most common sexually transmitted infection in the United States (about 20 million people are infected). By the age of 50, nearly 80 percent of all men and women will have come in contact with the virus. Most men and women pass the disease back and forth with out ever knowing they have the disease since you can carry the virus for a long period of time before manifesting symptoms. HPV can lead not only to genital warts, but also to pre-cancerous lesions on the cervix, vulva and vagina that can lead to difficulty in childbearing or require expensive treatment, surgery and potentially hysterectomy. For more information about Gardacil, check out the web site for the Centers for Disease Control. Also, if you are interested in receiving the vaccination, it is now available at the Cooperative Health Center, 443-2584. The vaccination is available for women only.