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We offer free and confidential services to all students on the Queens and Staten Island campuses. You can get treated for minor illnesses and injuries.

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COVID-19 Update

Think you have symptoms of COVID-19? Use Apple/CDC’s COVID-19 Screening Tool.

If you have symptoms of COVID-19, have had exposure to someone who tested positive for COVID-19, or tested positive for COVID-19: Please complete COVID-19 Notification Form so we can follow-up with you and assist you through this process.

Our Services

Our services are free for all undergraduate, graduate, and law students.

If you have non-emergency health questions: We are available for Monday to Thursday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. (Closed every Friday from May 27 to August 5.) Please call 718-990-6360 (option 4). For immediate medical emergencies, please call 911 or contact a health care provider.

We are providing telehealth medical appointments. You can schedule an appointment via Medicat, the online patient portal. Once we receive your request, a member of the Student Health Services team will reach out via phone or email to discuss next steps.

Walk-ins are not accepted at this time. If you call for a same day appointment, you will be seen at the first opening in the schedule. If you cannot keep your appointment, please cancel your appointment online or call to cancel the appointment.

Health Service Office Hours

Student Health Services on the Queens Campus and Staten Island Campus are being centralized; call 718-990-6360, during the following hours:

Queens Office, DaSilva Hall
Mondays – Thursdays, 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Fridays, 8:30 a.m. – 3 p.m.

Monkeypox Information

Keep yourself up to date with monkeypox information. This CDC's monkeypox FAQs discusses key points to help you prevent, identify symptoms, and reduce the spread of Monkeypox.

  1. If you are symptom free and do not develop any signs or symptoms of monkeypox, you can continue your routine activities.
  2. Monitor for symptoms for 21 days.
  3. If you develop symptoms, contact your healthcare provider, and follow isolation guidelines. Your health-care provider or health department will determine if you are eligible for post-exposure vaccination.

To reduce transmission of monkeypox:

  1. Stay home. Do not come to campus. Please consult with your health-care provider.
  2. If you live in university housing:
    • Remain in your residence hall room, and call Student Health Services immediately at 718-990-6360. A health-care provider can discuss treatment options with you and the need for testing and isolation.
    • After hours or when Student Health Services is closed, please contact Residence Life at 718-990-2417 or via Public Safety after hours at 718-990-6281.Residence Life will assist you with moving to an isolation space and coordinating a medical appointment to discuss treatment options with you and the need for testing and isolation.
  1. You can make an appointment online by going to vax4nyc.nyc.gov/monkeypox.
  2. You can make an appointment by phone by calling 877-VAX-4NYC (877-829-4692)
    • Due to current supply limitations, monkeypox vaccine appointments are limited. If you would like alerts about monkeypox updates or vaccine appointment availability, text the word “Monkeypox” to 692692.

Additional Resources

NewYork-Presbyterian/Queens
56-45 Main St.
Flushing, NY 11367
Tel: 718-670-2000
For Physician referrals: 718-670-1231
For Dental referrals: 718-670-1060

Northwell Health LIJ Medical Center
270-05 76 Ave.
New Hyde Park, NY 11040
Tel: 718-470-7000

Queens Hospital Center
82-68 164th St. 
Jamaica, NY 11432
Tel: 718-883-3000

City MD of Auburndale
191-20 Northern Blvd.
Flushing, NY 11366
Tel: 718-224-8855

CityMD of Fresh Meadows
61-18 188th St.
Fresh Meadows, NY 11365
718-489-5003
 
CityMD of Jamaica
162-21 Jamaica Ave
Jamaica, NY 11432
718-571-9116
 
Union Medical Urgent Care
186-06 Union Turnpike
Jamaica, NY 11366
718-575-0974

Thomas P. Noonan Jr. Clinic Veteran’s Administration
47-01 Queens Blvd.
Sunnyside, NY 11104
Tel: 718-741-4800

Rite Aid
15802 Union Turnpike 
Flushing, NY
Tel: 718-380-8259

Walgreens of Fresh Meadows
69-62 188th Street
Fresh Meadows, NY 11365
Tel: 718 969-2890

Ilana’s Pharmacy
180-30 Union Turnpike
Flushing, NY 11366
Tel: 718-969-9500

Hospitals & Urgent Care

ProHEALTH Circle Urgent Care, Bulls Head
2960 Victory Blvd.
Staten Island, NY 10314
Tel: 718-370-2014

Richmond University Medical Center ER and Urgent Care Center
355 Bard Ave.
Staten Island, NY 10310
Tel: 718-818-1234

SI University Hospital North ER
475 Seaview Ave.
Staten Island, NY 10305
Tel: 718-226-9000

Clinics

CVS Minute Clinic
1361 Hylan Blvd.
Staten Island, NY 10305
Tel: 866-389-2727

Pharmacies 

CVS
1933 Victory Blvd.
Staten Island, NY 10314
Tel: 718-447-0300

Classic Pharmacy
1284 Clove Rd.
Staten Island, NY 10301
Tel: 718-727-0022