How to See the Doctor

Office visits with the doctor can be made by appointment by calling (210)436-3506. Same Day appointments can be made by calling the clinic or on a walk-in basis. Students are encouraged to call during morning hours if they wish to be seen on the same day. 

Note: During peak clinic periods, waiting times may be significantly increased. Not all students will be able to be seen on the same day that they walk- in or request an appointment. Any student who feels uncomfortable about waiting until the next day to be seen may request to be triaged by the medical staff. 

Services provided at the Student Health Center include:

• Treatment of acute illnesses
• First aid for minor injuries
• Laceration repair
• Suture removal
• Antibiotic prescriptions when indicated
• Blood pressure monitoring
• Smoking cessation
• HIV testing
• STD screening
• Diabetes screening
• Acne Management
• Tuberculosis testing
• Hemocult (stool) testing
• Allergy injections when serum provided by specialist
• Asthma management/Nebulizer treatments
• Self breast exam training
• Travel immunization counseling
• In-office laboratory testing
• Immunizations:
  • *MMR
  • *Hepatitis A
  • *Hepatitis B
  • *Twinrix --Hepatitis A and B combo vaccine
  • *HPV vaccine (Gardasil)--for women ages 9-26---NEW
  • *Meningitis vaccine (Menactra)--protects for 8-10 years
  • *Tetanus (Td)
  • *Adacel--protects against Tetanus and pertussis--NEW
  • Typhoid Fever Vaccine--special order
  • Immune globulin--special order

*Vaccines available through the Vaccine for Children Program. If you qualify, you may receive these vaccines free of charge. You must by 18yo and younger and be uninsured or underinsured to qualify. Please call the Student Health Center for more information at (210)-436-3506.

The Student Health Center provides routine Doctor visits at low cost. You are responsible for the cost of the doctor visit, any lab test, vaccines, medications, injections, procedures, durable medical equipment or any other miscellaneous charges.

If you have insurance with the St.Mary's Student Health Plan, you will be billed $10.00 per MD office visit (copayment) which will not go against your deductible or outpatient benefit. The Student Health Center will file a claim form for services incurred at the Student Health Center.  If the St. Mary's Student Health Plan does not cover a particular service, then the patient/student will incur a charge to their Student Business Account for the amount not covered by the insurance company.   The St. Mary's University Insurance Plan does not cover everything, so it is possible that a a patient on the plan will incur charges to their account.   Please read your policy carefully and become familiar with the exclusions mentioned in the St.Mary's University Health Insurance Plan. If you have any questions, please contact the Student Health Center or Academic Health Plan.

The Student Health Center is not a participant of any HMO, PPO or private insurance plan. Therefore, we are unable to generate an insurance claim form to file with your private insurance. We can provide you with an itemized bill, but it is your responsibility to seek reimbursement from your insurance carrier. There is no guarantee that charges incurred at the Student Health Center will be reimbursed to you by your insurance carrier.