Health Services

The Davidson College Student Health Service provides routine health care with the services of a full-time nursing staff and part-time professionals contracted through Davidson Family Medicine of Davidson/Cornelius.

Please use the phone for time-sensitive issues, as e-mail is checked once per weekday only. To contact the Student Health Center, call 704-894-2300.

After-hours and weekends, a nurse is on-call by pager at 704-337-7047. You will hear a recorded message asking for your “alphanumeric message.” This means at the beep you should carefully touch tone in the telephone number you wish the nurse to use to call you. Once you do this, please leave the line open to receive the return call and do not leave until you get the call. (If you get no call within five minutes, there was probably a problem with the display of your number; please call and touch tone your number again.)

A health educator and nutritionist are also available to meet with students on an appointment basis.

A nurse is on duty at the Student Health facility weekdays from 7:30 a.m. until 9:30 p.m. in order to assist with sick call and care for students admitted to the Infirmary section of the facility. Nurses also run an allergy clinic for students requiring allergy shots. A physician sees students on an appointment basis during weekday afternoon hours ("Sick Call"). Same day appointments are available for urgent problems.

The Infirmary section of the facility has a limited number of beds available for the care of students who need observation and supervision, for those who have infectious diseases or orthopedic needs, and others whose illness calls for time away from the dormitory setting. It is not a hospital; care is at a level similar to what would be received at home. There is a modest fee for the overnight stay, including routine supplies.

The Student Health Center is located on the corner of North Main and Glasgow.

When students require medical care beyond the scope of the Student Health Service, we can assist in making arrangements for appropriate care in an area hospital. In emergencies, this may include obtaining local ambulance services. Occasionally, the physician may refer a student to a specialist as needed.

Dental care is available to students at their expense through two private dental practices in Davidson. An optometric practice is available in the neighboring town of Cornelius (one mile from campus). Ophthalmologists are available in Mooresville (7 miles) or Charlotte (19 miles).

To explore these and other questions, call or stop by the Davidson College Student Health Center, located in the Student Health Facility (704-894-2300).

Special Note to new students in Class of 2010: Click here to download a copy of the required "Medical History and Physical Examination Form" (in Adobe® PDF format). All incoming first year students should return the completed form by July 15, 2006 to: Davidson College Student Health Center, Box 7188, Davidson, NC 28035-7188