UCLA General Catalog 1971-72 - Registrar - UCLA

58 / STUDENT SERVICES AND ACTIVITIES
A student 's eligibility for care by the Student Health Service ceases immediately
if he withdraws from the University.
The Student Dispensary , located on "A" floor of the Center for the Health
Sciences, is open from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, and from
8 a.m. until noon on Saturday. It is closed on Sundays and administrative holidays.
The Student Dispensary houses: (a) A General Clinic where.students with
all kinds of ailments are seen without appointment. (b) A wide variety of Special
Clinics where students are seen chiefly by appointment, after referral from the
General Clinic or another Special Clinic. However any student may apply
directly, without referral, to the Dental Clinic or the Psychiatric Clinic. (c) Clinical
Laboratory, X-Ray, pharmacy, and other ancillary services. (d) An immunization
station which operates from 8:00 a.m. until 4:30 pm. Monday through
Friday ; no appointment is required except in the case of yellow fever vaccination.
Emergencies are regularly treated at the Student Dispensary , or at the Emergency
Station in the Pauley Pavilion, during the hours they are open. (The Pauley
Pavilion Emergency Station is open from 2 p.m. until 7 p.m., Monday through
Friday. It is especially staffed and equipped to provide prompt expert care for
athletic injuries.) When these facilities are closed, students in need of emergency
care are treated at Student Health Service expense (except for the first $5.00
of the fee, which is charged to the student) in the UCLA Hospital Emergency
Room ; ambulance and other serious cases in need of immediate specialized
emergency treatment are treated there at any time . The Student Health Service
is not responsible for ambulance fees, except when previously authorized in
connection with on-campus emergencies.
The Student Hospital Ward is a unit of the UCLA Hospital. Upon recommendation
of the Director of the Student Health Service an eligible student may
be given up to 10 days of hospital care. During regular hours students are admitted
to the hospital by referral from the Student Dispensary; at other times
they are admitted by way of the hospital Emergency Room. In the case of
illness or injury requiring long-continued care (tuberculosis, mental disease,
severe spinal injury, etc.) where the condition obviously will prevent the student
from returning to classes during the current quarter, he will be released to the
care of his family or the community as soon as this is safely possible. A student
who is still in the hospital at the end of the quarter will likewise be released
to other care as soon as this can be done with safety.
Limitations
The services provided are limited by the staff, space and facilities available.
These limitations are felt especially keenly in the Psychiatric and Dental Clinics,
where only a small proportion of students requesting routine services can be
accommodated . The General Clinic is subject to recurring periods of overcrowding
during which only preliminary service is possible for any but the most urgent
conditions . Furthermore , it is against Student Health Service policy to provide
the following: (1) Surgical correction of conditions existing at the time of entrance
or re-entrance to the University; (2) Eyeglasses , or visual refraction for
eyeglasses; (3) Routine dentistry, except under special conditions; (4) Obstetrical