Our Services
The Trinity College Health Center (TCHC), located in Trinity Hall, offers health care for all Trinity students enrolled in at least 2 classes. The Center is a primary care office, similar to your home physician’s office.
After-Hours Care
If you are in need of non-emergent after-hours care, there are several conveniently located urgent care centers in our area or you may call the Health Center at (860) 297-2018 to be transferred to our on-call service line for a nurse to provide health advice.
Emergency Care
For emergency care, please contact Campus Safety at (860) 297-2222 or dial 911.
The Health Center only offers primary care, all emergent care is referred off campus. For any emergencies, please call Campus Safety at 860-297-2222 to arrange an ambulance transport on your behalf to a local emergency department or dial 911. The nearest hospitals are Hartford Hospital and Connecticut Children’s.
We do our best to provide same-day appointments. When calling to schedule an appointment, we ask you to please be mindful of your class schedule and other obligations. We will work with you to avoid conflicts whenever possible and as medically indicated. TCHC charges up to $20 to see a Provider in the Center. Charges for medication(s) obtained during your visit will be added to the office visit fee. Insurance is required for off-site specialists, laboratory, and pharmacy services. Please review and understand your insurance coverage and bring your insurance card information with you to every visit.
Our services include but are not limited to the diagnosis and treatment of common health problems such as:
| Routine Care Services Provided: | Services Referred to Emergency Care: |
| Routine well care, such as physicals and annual gynecological exams Routine sick care, such as for colds, sore throats, strep, mononucleosis, cough, rash Allergy shots, with allergists order Minor cuts, burns, injuries Abdominal pains Headaches Contraception counseling and prescription including emergency contraception (i.e., “the morning-after pill”) Menstrual problems Urinary tract infections Sexually transmitted disease (STD) testing, including for HIV, herpes, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, trichomoniasis, and hepatitis C PrEP – Pre-Exposure HIV prophylaxis |
Life or limb threatening conditions Chest pain or pressure Difficulty breathing Fractures or uncontrolled bleeding Severe abdominal pain Complex head injuries Seizures or sudden, severe headaches, paralysis, or weakness |
| Specialty Care Services Provided: | |
| Onsite MD Consultation Referrals to specialty care Monitoring for eating disorder care teams Blood draws/ Bloodwork Uber Health rides for medical reasons Walgreens prescription delivery After-hours RN triage via our on-call service |
We keep many commonly prescribed and over-the-counter medications in stock for your convenience. These are provided to you at cost and charges are posted to your Student Account. Prescribed medications that are not available in the Health Center will be referred to one of the many pharmacies in the area for prescription pick-up.
Many students choose the Walgreens delivery option and have their medications sent to the Health Center for pick-up. You may use this delivery option with prescriptions sent from home as well. We encourage you to set up an account in advance of any medical need. Your information will be kept on file with Walgreens and only needs to be updated if your personal information changes.
Please note, the Health Center does not provide attendance notes to excuse students for late attendance or missed class(es). Students are expected to attend class when well enough and to communicate directly with your professors when feeling so unwell as to be unable to attend class.
We do send Illness Reports to professors when students experience a severe illness or injury and COVID-19 related isolation/quarantine.
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