Health Center
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Good health is a key component of a student’s academic success. The College therefore maintains a well-equipped, professionally staffed Health Center offering a basic level of medical care for our traditional undergraduate students.
The goal of the Health Center is to promote the physical and mental well being of our student body through health education, prevention, and treatment of common, acute, and chronic health conditions.
The staff of the Health Center is here to help students achieve and maintain optimum health. We “pray that you may enjoy good health and that all may go well with you, even as your soul is getting along well” (3 John 2).
 Dr. Darlene McCown is the Director of the Health Center at Roberts Wesleyan College. She is an experienced nationally certified family and pediatric nurse practitioner. Dr. Darlene McCown works collaboratively with a physician in the area for patient referrals as needed. Nurse practitioners in the state of New York are licensed to diagnose and treat illnesses. They can write prescriptions; administer immunizations; order x-rays; and refer patients to specialists such as surgeons, orthopedists, physical therapists, and chiropractors.
Dr. McCown holds a Ph.D. in Human Growth and Development and Family Studies. She is an expert in grief and dying and is a well-known educator, author, speaker and researcher in the area. Dr. McCown has held faculty and administrative positions at Oregon Health Sciences Center in Portland Oregon, The University of Rochester, and St. John Fisher College in New York. Dr. McCown is a leader of nursing in the State of New York. In addition, Dr. McCown is currently a professor of Human Development and Family at Northeastern Seminary on the campus of Roberts Wesleyan College.
Blandine Burks has been the Health Center Administrative Assistant since 2006. Blandine is responsible for monitoring immunization and insurance records. In additional to providing administrative support to the nurse practitioner, she is the liaison between Markel Insurance Company and students enrolled in the college plan.
The Health Center is located inside Suite 230 of the Voller Athletic Center (VAC) across from the Mailroom window.
We are open Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. during the fall and spring semesters. During the summer, the Health Center is open for administrative purposes only from 8:00a.m. - 1:00p.m.
Appointments are encouraged and appreciated; patients can usually be seen on a same-day basis. The phone and voice mail number is (585) 594-6360. The fax number of the Health Center is (585) 594-6920.
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When the Health Center is closed, an ill or injured Residence student should contact a Residence Advisor or Residence Director for assistance.
In any life-threatening situation: (1) call 911, (2) call Campus Security (x6170), AND (3) notify the Residence advisor or Residence director.
Examples of Emergencies:
• Severe or unstoppable bleeding
• Loss of consciousness
• Seizure
• Heart attack
• Sudden loss of speech,vision, hearing, or movement of body part
• Drug/alcohol overdose or poisoning
• Suicide attempt
• Broken bone
• Severe injury from a knife or gunshot
• Back or neck injuries
Strong Memorial Hospital
585-275-4551
601 Elmwood Avenue
Rochester, NY 14642
http://www.stronghealth.com/services/emergency/
index.cfm
Park Ridge Hospital
585-723-7070
1555 Long Pond Road
Rochester, NY 14626
http://www.unityhealth.org/parkridge_ed.asp
Lakeside Memorial Hospital
585-637-3131
156 West Avenue
Brockport, NY 14420
http://www.lakesidehealth.com
Rochester General Hospital
585-922-2000
1425 Portland Avenue
Rochester, NY 14621
http://www.viahealth.org/body_departments.cfm?id=895
Highland Hospital
585-341-3880
1000 South Avenue
Rochester, NY 14620
http://www.stronghealth.com/services/emergencymedhh/index.cfm
QuickCare Unit
Park Ridge Hospital
1555 Long Pond Road
(585) 723-7070
Open 9 a.m. to midnight
Treatment of minor injuries and illnesses (cuts requiring stitches, upper respiratory tract infections, or other problems not requiring extensive evaluations).
http://www.unityhealth.org/parkridge_ed.asp and scroll down to “Facility” heading
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St. Mary’s Walk-In Clinic
89 Genesee Street
Rochester, NY 14611
(585) 368-3531
http://www.unityhealth.org/services_walkin.asp
Open 24 hours day. No appointment is necessary, parking is free, and all forms of insurance are accepted.
Provides care for minor emergencies such as cuts, sprains, strains, sore throat, the flu, headaches, back pain, emergency dental care, and mental health care. The center also has X-ray capability.
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AfterHours Medical Care
(585) 338-1200
www.lifetimehealth.org
Appointment line is open:
M-F 12 noon to 10 p.m.
Sat 12 noon to 9 p.m.
Sun 10 a.m. – 9 p.m.
Available to anyone by appointment only even if a student is not a member of Lifetime Health. Locations are listed below:
Greece Health Center
470 Long Pond Road
Rochester, NY 14612
Marion B. Folsom Center
1850 Brighton-Henrietta Town Line Road
Rochester, NY 14623
Joseph C. Wilson Center
800 Carter Street
Rochester, NY 14621
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