Our professional staff provides students at WOU with quality primary health care,

information, referral services, counseling and educational services.

• meet the staff
  • Medical services staff
    
  • Counseling services staff

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• mission statement
  • Mission Statement
    The mission of the Western Oregon University Student Health and Counseling Center is to provide access to high quality, affordable primary outpatient health care, preventative health care, individual and group counseling, consulting, workshops, and education.

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• who we serve & the student health fee

  • Who can use these services?

    The Student Health and Counseling Center is available to all students enrolled at WOU.

     

    The student health fee
    This fee entitles them to routine office visits to the health center and to an intake session and five individual counseling sessions in the counseling center. There is a nominal fee for additional counseling sessions. Students registered for 6 credits or more during the academic year pay the student health fee.

     

    Students enrolled for fewer than 6 credits each term during the academic year,
    or less than 6 credits during summer session, can elect to pay the Student Health Fee, making them eligible for use of the services at the Student Health and Counseling Center.

     

    The Health Service Fee is comprised of two parts:

      1. the fee supporting the counseling and medical facility and professional staff;

      2. the fee for Automatic Limited Medical Insurance coverage.

     

    Part one
    Of the Health Service Fee is optional for students taking 8 credit hours or less. These students may choose to pay the fee anytime during the term and may then use the Student Health and Counseling Center.

     

    Part two
    Of the Health Service Fee is not available to students taking 8 credit hours or less each term.

     

    Fees will be assessed for:

    Medications, Laboratory testing, Medical supplies, Sports or work physicals, Women’s health care annual exams, Counseling (after the initial intake and five regular sessions), Various assessments (including vocational, drugs, alcohol),

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limited health insurance

• Automatic limited health insurance:

  The university requires health insurance as a condition of enrollment for any student taking 6 credit hours or more each term regardless of other health insurance coverage.

   

  The automatic health insurance is of a limited nature:
  Extended coverage for students and dependents can be purchased through the business office. To access the insurance brochure which explains coverage of both the limited and the extended plans, click here (pdf).

   

  This health insurance can be used at any doctor's office that accepts it:
  As always, any full time student may see a doctor or physicians assistant at the WOU Student Health Center at no cost. Costs incurred for lab work or medications may be billed to the insurance company. To access a list of preferred providers, click here then click "consumers" to find the electronic directory or call 800-226-5116.

   

  Aetna Student Health and Wells Fargo Insurance Services - Student Insurance Division
  Have partnered to support the health insurance needs of students while at Western Oregon University.

   

  For information on your health insurance:
  visit Aetna Student Health online or for claims and benefit questions, you may also contact Aetna Student Health by phone:(866) 746-4050

   

  Insurance brochures

  Domestic student health insurance plan | International student health insurance plan

   

  learn more about medical services

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immunizations

Hours of operation:
8am - 5pm ; Monday thru Friday

Location: Across from the
Werner University Center (map)

Phone: 503.838.8313

Email:studenthealth@wou.edu