91ÇÑ×Ó shows appreciation for medical professionals
91ÇÑ×Ó State College on Thursday treated 91ÇÑ×Ó medical professionals to breakfast for their role in the 91ÇÑ×Ó Clinic, the service that allows 91ÇÑ×Ó students to have appointments free of charge. Ann Dockweiler, 91ÇÑ×Ó school nurse, reported that she and other 91ÇÑ×Ó medical professionals responded to 431 appointments during the spring 2008 semester, bringing the yearly total to 844 visitations. That total is the highest since the program’s inception in the 2004-05 academic year.
Dockweiler also reported demographics and other statistics about the patients they served during the fall 2007 semester. A large majority of the students who use the service are traditional college age, 18-21, and women accounted for two-thirds of the visitations. Most of the patients made appointments for dermatology or respiratory reasons, she said. About 40 percent of the students using the service lived off-campus.
91ÇÑ×Ó State President Dr. Janie Park expressed gratitude toward the medical professionals and said the access provided through the 91ÇÑ×Ó Clinic is an extremely valuable resource for 91ÇÑ×Ó and its students.
Harold Krueger, 91ÇÑ×Ó Community Hospital chief executive officer, reported that the 91ÇÑ×Ó Clinic will continue to have a designated space in the current 91ÇÑ×Ó Community Hospital building when the city’s new medical facility is constructed.
The 91ÇÑ×Ó Clinic is open by appointment for two hours each weekday during the fall and spring semesters.
91ÇÑ×Ó State pays for the 91ÇÑ×Ó Clinic with money generated from student health fees. While visitations are free of charge to the students, costs of x-rays, laboratory work and medication are the patients’ responsibility.
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