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 Fort Lewis College Health Center 
 Health Center Information and Forms
Health Center Site Index
Health Center Hours and Staffing:
- Fall and Winter Hours:
- Monday - Friday: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
- Summer Hours:
- Monday - Friday: 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
- After Hours and Weekends:
- Call Physician of your choice or Mercy Medical Center at (970) 247-4311
- Medical Doctor:
- Available two afternoons per week.
- Certified Physician Assistant:
- Available Monday through Friday
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Location:
- Miller Student Center, room 170 (southwest corner of Miller Student Center).
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Health Center and Emergency Phone Numbers:
- Health Center phone: (970) 247-7355
- Health Center Fax: (970) 247-7621
- Emergency from off campus: 911
- Emergency from on campus phone: 9-911
- Campus Security: (970) 247-7491 or (970) 247-7123
- Durango Police Department, Non-emergency dispatch: (970) 247-3232
- Mercy Medical Center: (970) 247-4311
- Rocky Mountain Poison Control: 1-800-332-3073
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Health Center Fees:
- Currently enrolled students - $15 to $25 for an office visit
- College Faculty and Staff - $20 to $30 per visit
- Fees are also charged for most other services such as:
laboratory, surgical, medications, physicals, immunizations, allergy antigen injections and birth control.
Prior to arrival on campus, Native American students should check with their Tribal Office regarding their ability to access Indian Health Services while attending Fort Lewis College. The closest Indian Health Services are located in Ignacio, Colorado and Shiprock, New Mexico, but full services may not be available to those from tribes other than Southern Ute and Navaho respectively. However, all registered students may use the Health Center on campus for a nominal fee (for example, the office visit fee is $15; the comprehensive visit fee is $25).
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Health Center Services:
- Complete general medical , minor surgical, nursing, first aid, and emergency care for most illnesses and injuries.
- Annual female GYN exam and Pap.
- Intercollegiate sports physicals.
- Assistance in securing appointments with physicians, dentists and other practitioners.
- Routine physicals for jobs or other schools
- Minor surgical procedures, i.e. wart/mole removal, stitches, etc.
- Colposcopy
- Ear irrigation
- IV therapy for dehydration
- Complete laboratory services: blood tests, strep tests, chlamydia, yeast, Pap smears, HIV, mono test, pregnancy tests, urinalysis, tuberculin tests.
- Birth Control Services: birth control: pills, patches, vaginal ring, condoms, Depo-Provera injections, diaphragm fitting, emergency contraception and spermicide.
- Testing for sexually transmitted infections.
- Immunizations: MMR as required by FLC for registration, Tetanus, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis A, Typhoid, Polio, Meningitis and Flu vaccine.
- Counseling and medication management of psychological conditions.
- Allergy antigen administration-patient supplies own antigen as prescribed by a personal doctor.
- Travel education and immunizations. Health promotion education and natural herbal and vitamin medications.
- Smoking cessation education and support.
- Assistance with student health insurance claims.
- State of Colorado law and Fort Lewis College require that all students born after Jan. 1, 1957, provide proof of TWO Measles, Mumps, and Rubella (MMR) immunizations after their first birthday. This immunization can be received at the Health Center for a small fee.
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Staff:
- Ginny Newman, P.A.-C
- Susan Pugh, R.N.
- Connie Kane, R.N.
- Jane Cobb, R.N.
- Shelley Jackson, Administrative Assistant III
- Lindsay Yarbrough, Administrative Assistant III
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Student Health Insurance
- Student Health Insurance is available through an independent carrier, at group rates. Insurance may be purchased at the beginning of each trimester. Student Health Insurance covers most fees at 100%, except for medications and routine exams.
- Participation is this insurance program is recommended, as the student is financially responsible for medical and surgical service provided to the student.
- Students should use the Health Center for the majority of their health care and reserve insurance benefits for occasions when the Fort Lewis College Health Center is not open, or when serious illness or injury requires attention or more extensive care.
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