Welcome to the Kalamazoo College Student Health and Counseling Center!
Kalamazoo College Student Health and Counseling Center offers free or low-cost confidential medical and counseling services to support the well-being of all students. Our integrated approach promotes physical, mental, and emotional health in a safe, inclusive environment.
Our Services
Feeling under the weather or need medical advice? Our team can help with a range of everyday health concerns, including illness and injury treatment, immunizations, sexual and reproductive health, prescriptions, routine checkups, and preventative education.
Feeling overwhelmed, stressed, or just need someone to talk to? Our services include individual therapy, crisis support, short-term counseling, and connections to long-term or specialized care.
Our wellness programs and workshops promote healthy choices, nutrition guidance with a dietitian, resilience, and stress management.
Schedule an Appointment
Schedule an appointment in your MyChart, stop in, or call 269.337.7200. To provide the best quality care, appointments can last 20-60 minutes, please plan accordingly. If you cannot keep your appointment, cancel the appointment as soon as possible so that another student may be seen. Failure to keep an appointment without prior notification may result in a charge to your student account.
Walk-Ins
Walk-in assessment of urgent behavioral health concerns is available during open hours. Medical and counseling walk in visits are welcome and seen as time permits. If you’d prefer a specific time or you want to be sure when you’ll be seen, we recommend scheduling an appointment. Schedule an appointment in your MyChart, stop in, or call 269.337.7200. To provide the best quality care, appointments can last 20-60 minutes, please plan accordingly.
Hours/Location
Monday – Friday During the academic Term
10 AM-4PM
Other hours by arrangement
Hicks Center, 1st Floor, West Wing
Schedule an appointment in your MyChart, stop in, or call 269.337.7200.
Emergency and After Hours
- Integrated Services of Kalamazoo (ISK) Psychiatric Urgent Care
In-person, mobile clinic, or by phone
Call 269-373-6000 24 Hours/ 7 Days a Week - For life-threatening emergencies, call 911
- For the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, call 988
- For urgent issues, call Campus Safety 269.337.7321
- If you need to speak to a resident doctor on call at the Family Practice Clinic at WMed for non-emergency medical advice at night or on weekends, call 269.585.0200. Be sure to identify yourself as a Family Medicine patient and a Kalamazoo College student.
For more information, visit our Resources page.
Health News
Concerned about a student? The CARE Team works with campus colleagues to determine how best to support students and connect them with appropriate resources.
Reserve the Calm Room for a quiet space for a virtual appointment or a private space to recharge.
Protect the Hive: Respiratory Virus Guidance (COVID, Flu, RSV)
Cost and Billing
Free Services
Most visits at the Student Health and Counseling Center are free. All counseling visits are free. You do not need the College Health Insurance to be seen. Visit the Self Care station in our waiting room for many free supplies including sore throat kits, cough drops, band-aids, condoms, menstrual supplies, mental health tools and more.
Services with Fees
Charges apply for in-house diagnostic tests, sports/employment exams, some individual pre-travel consultations, immunizations, annual gynecology exams, some medications, supplies, nutritional counseling, and some treatments. Contact us for current prices.
Payment Options
The Student Health and Counseling Center accepts cash, check, credit/debit cards, and charges posted to the student account.
Insurance Billing
The Student Health Center only bills the College Insurance Plan directly and all in house services are covered at 100% (free).
For all other insurances, you can find an insurance ready receipt in your MyChart.
Outside lab tests will be billed to the insurance company on file by Bronson Hospital Laboratory. It is the student’s responsibility to verify if the insurance participates and the student is responsible for any uncovered lab charges.
Policies and Health Requirements
Required Health
Insurance Options
Kalamazoo College requires all students to carry personal health insurance to ensure adequate coverage in case of illness or injury.
Immunization
Policy and Required Vaccines
Kalamazoo College maintains an immunization policy to help protect the health and safety of both individual students and the broader campus community.
Meningitis B
Recommendation
College-aged students are at increased risk of bacterial meningitis, a rare but severe disease that can be life-threatening. While the meningitis vaccine is not required, we strongly encourage students to review the linked information and speak to their physicians or the Student Health and Counseling Center about getting immunized.
Medication Disposal
Safe medication disposal protects the environment and helps prevent misuse, addiction, and accidental or intentional overdose.
We welcome every student and do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion (creed), gender, gender expression, age, height, weight, pregnancy status, national origin (ancestry), physical abilities, mental abilities, socioeconomic status, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, military status, or health insurance status.
Our Mission is to provide exceptional care and to empower students toward lifelong health and wellness.
Confidentiality
The confidentiality of your visit and your medical records are essential to providing the highest quality health care. Visits to the Student Health and Counseling Center are confidential and are completely separate from the rest of your Kalamazoo College records. Information you share will not be disclosed to anyone who is not involved in the treatment process without your written permission by submitting the Records Release form.
The Student Health and Counseling Center uses Epic Electronic Medical Records. This involves separate but integrated healthcare providers, delivering healthcare together, and sharing personal health information for clinical care services and related healthcare operations and activities. Only authorized individuals may access and use protected health information in Epic. Registered nurses, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, physicians, counselors, clinical staff, and consultants giving direct care may read and enter data on a chart. All staff sign a confidentiality form. Those employees with access to medical information shall respect the doctrine of confidentiality and not divulge any information contained in the medical record unless they are authorized to do so by the student. Kalamazoo College Student Health and Counseling Center staff may share information among themselves for the purpose of referral and/or coordinating care.
Your medical records or any information about you may only be released with your authorization, except in certain cases specified by law.
Confidential information will not be released without valid written consent from you except under the following circumstances:
- We are obligated to take appropriate action if a student represents an imminent threat of harm to themself or others, and to take any necessary action to prevent such harm from occurring.
- If a student is involved in court matters, we may be required to release records per court order.
- Healthcare providers are required by law to report certain communicable diseases.
- We may also release information in aggregate for research, public health, and safety issues or to your health insurance for specific billing purposes.
- We are obligated by law to report suspected child or elder abuse and neglect to the Department of Health and Human Services.
Note:
The links provided on this site are for educational or informational purposes only. The goal is not to provide medical advice or to replace the assistance of a trained healthcare professional. Please convey issues, questions, or medical concerns to your healthcare provider.