Student Handbook 2020-21

XIV. HEALTH CENTER

A. Emergency Medicine 1. The campus security team responds to medical emergencies, which include severe bleeding, difficulty breathing, loss of consciousness, broken bones, or other severe illness or injury. 2. For urgent medical care (non-life threatening), please call the emergency line at 518.494.1444. B. Non-emergency Medicine 1. Upstate Concierge Medicine provides Telemedicine access for routine illnesses and injuries. This service provides fast and easy health care access 24/7/365. All students are automatically enrolled as members in this program while they are enrolled at the Bible Institute. With this program, students have access to a physician by phone, with secure messaging and/or video chat. An application may be downloaded from the following locations: a. ‘App Store’ or ‘Google Play’ (UCMnow) for phones b. Website: upstatevipmedicine.com c. Call 844.484.7362 2. Plan Design: a. Students can request a consult with a physician by phone from any location. b. Students can share pictures and/or video with a doctor if necessary. c. The doctor will send prescriptions directly to the pharmacy. d. Students can create a patient portal. e. The doctors will follow up to track the student’s recovery. 3. In addition to the Telemedicine service, students can receive health care at the following locations:

Warrensburg Health Center

Glens Falls Hospital

Ticonderoga (Moses Ludington) Hospital

3767 Main Street

100 Park Street

1019 Wicker St

Warrensburg, NY 12885 Phone: 518.623.2844

Glens Falls, NY 12801 Phone: 518.926.1000

Ticonderoga, NY 12883 Phone: 518.585.2831

4. Transportation is the responsibility of the student. 5. The pharmacies that are the closest to the Bible Institute are:

Schroon Lake Pharmacy

Walgreens

1081 Main Street

6272 State Route 9

Schroon Lake, NY 12870

Chestertown, NY 12817

518.532.7575

518.494.3211

M-F 9 AM to 5:30 PM, Sat 9 AM to 1 PM

M-F 9 AM to 6 PM, Sat 9 AM to 5 PM

C. Transportation 1. In emergency situations, an ambulance will be called to transport students. 2. In non-emergency situations, transportation is the responsibility of the student.

D. Missing Required Activities Due to Illness 1. Service assignments are required.

2. Students can miss up to three Service Assignments per semester for sickness without penalty. Sick students, who will miss a Ministry or Service Assignment, are required to fill out an excuse form through Canvas. 3. Missed Service Assignments do not roll over to the following semester. If a student misses more than three assignments, they will be assigned appropriate d-points (see p. 37), will be reassigned to make up missed assignments, and their Christian Disciplines grade will be reduced appropriately. 4. Students with significant or prolonged medical conditions should email the Health Center at

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