Message from the President - Hartwick College

Health Services
Healthcare is available to all Hartwick College students. The objective is to
promote and maintain those conditions which will enable and encourage each
student to realize optimum physical, emotional, intellectual, and social well-being
and to recognize the value of preventative healthcare.
The health program is administered by the director of medical services and the
director of the Perrella Wellness Center. The Wellness Center is located on
Hartwick Drive, with service available Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-7 p.m., closed
weekends. When college is in session, physician or physicians assistant
appointments are available Monday through Friday per their individual schedules.
Emergency care is available at Fox Memorial Hospital in Oneonta.
Referral services for students who are facing personal crises are available through
the Office of Counseling and the Wellness Center. A counselor is on call 24 hours
a day, seven days a week in case of emergency. Referrals to clinical psychologists
or psychiatrists off campus can be scheduled through medical services as deemed
necessary.
All full-time students must have proof of health insurance coverage. Participation
in the insurance program offered by the College will be waived providing the
student submits a certificate of insurance verifying adequate health insurance
coverage. See details under Expenses.
The health certificate and physical exam forms must be completed and returned to
the director of the Wellness Center as part of the data required for registration. In
compliance with New York State Public Health Law 2165, students born after
1/1/57 must have appropriate immunizations or documented proof of
immunization prior to participation in scholastic or athletic performance. In
addition, all varsity and junior varsity sport athletes must be medically approved
for sports participation by the medical director prior to their individual season.
The College reserves the right to take such measures as are necessary in the
judgment of the director of Medical Services to safeguard the health of the
College community.
The staff recognizes the rights and responsibilities of the individual student. All
visits to the Perrella Wellness Center are treated with the confidentiality of the
patient/doctor/nurse relationship. Information is released only with the student’s
permission if the student is of legal age.