Rutgers University Health Services-New Brunswick/Piscataway
provides comprehensive ambulatory health care and education for all
full-time students and those part-time students who have paid the
student health services and insurance fees.
During the
fall and spring terms, three health centers provide services for
students in the New Brunswick/ Piscataway area. The Busch-Livingston
Health Center, located at Hospital Road and Avenue E on the Livingston
campus, is open Monday through Friday, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The
Hurtado Health Center, located at 11 Bishop Place on the College Avenue
campus, is open seven days a week when classes are in session during
the academic year (Monday through Friday, from 8:30 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.;
Saturday and Sunday, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.). The Willets Health
Center, located on Suydam Street on the Douglass campus, is open Monday
through Friday, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The Hurtado Health Center
operates year-round. In the summer and during breaks, it is open Monday
through Friday only, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Health centers are staffed by board-certified physicians, nurse
practitioners, registered nurses, counselors, and educators. Services
provided include treatment of acute illnesses, minor trauma, women's
health care, routine maintenance and physicals, chronic illness care,
immunizations, alcohol and drug counseling, mental health services,
allergy injections, and laboratory services. Additional fees are
charged for a limited number of services. Surgical and critical medical
conditions are referred to the student's personal physician, the proper
specialist, or an outside hospital for treatment.
RUHS-New
Brunswick/Piscataway provides health education, leadership, and
training experiences to help students build skills, learn about
themselves and others, and take action to enhance community health,
both on- and off-campus. Staff and students organize group education
experiences to address issues of general community health maintenance,
sexual health and relationships, drinking and drugging, managing stress
and anger, nutrition and eating, and managing one`s environment. Many
student opportunities exist for: advocacy; assessment; mini-grant
review and funding; courses for academic credit; internships and
independent study; SHADES improvisational theater; part-time volunteer
experience; community service; and job experience. Seminars,
workshops, and exhibits are often conducted by skilled student
advocates. Consult http://health.rutgers.edu to learn more about program offerings.
Pharmacy services are located at each health center and are open during
the following hours in the fall and spring terms: Busch-Livingston
Pharmacy, Monday through Friday, 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; Rutgers
Pharmacy (Hurtado), Monday through Friday, 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.; and
Saturday, 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Willets pharmacy services are
available Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., where
prescriptions are filled within 24 to 48 hours. Please note that there
is a limited supply of medication available for acute illness. The
Rutgers Pharmacy (Hurtado) operates year-round. In the summer and
during breaks, it is open Monday through Friday only, 9:00 a.m. to 1:00
p.m. and 2:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Rutgers University Health
Services is accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of
Healthcare Organizations for meeting national standards of ambulatory
health care delivery.