Health Services: Medical Help
There are a number of medical centers in the city which are normally open from 8 a.m. until 10:00 p.m. One such center is the Broadmoor Urgent Care Center (see http://www.spectrum-health.org) near the corner of 28th Street and Broadmoor, located at 3350 Broadmoor Ave. SE (the East Beltline turns into Broadmoor after you cross 28th Street). These centers offer efficient emergency service at a much lower cost than hospital service.
Of course, if this option is not available to you for some reason, you may have to make use of hospitals anyway. Canadian students covered by OHIP or another similar provincially regulated health plan may also find that certain hospitals combine billing for hospital and doctor's fees, so that it becomes financially advantageous to use a hospital emergency room.
In cases of extreme emergency you may call the following numbers:
- On Campus: 33333 from one of the campus phones.
- Off Campus: 911 from any telephone, including pay phones.