Health Services

Student Health Services delivers medical care to all registered students at Ithaca College. We deliver the same type of care you would expect to get from your primary care physician.

Our Services Include

Urgent Care
Treatment of acute illnesses and injuries. 

Primary Care
Preventative care including physical exams, gynecologic exams, contraceptive counseling and treatment, and STI counseling, testing and treatment. This also includes management of chronic health problems including asthma and allergies. 

Allergy Shot Administration
Once you have been evaluated and treated by an allergist, we can assist you in administering allergy injections that have been ordered by your specialist. 

Routine and Travel Vaccinations (including flu shots)
Flu, Hepatitis, Tetanus and specialty travel vaccines on a case by case basis. 

The Health Center currently does Not offer the COVD-19 vaccine or booster shots.

Mental Health Evaluation
Our integrated behavioral health model includes two behavioral health consultants (onsite) and one behavioral health/collaborative care manager (remote).

Sports Medicine
Treatment of musculoskeletal injuries

Travel Medicine
Health advice and immunizations for international travelers. 

Laboratory Testing
Point of care lab testing including: strep, flu, covid, pregnancy, and urine testing. Blood draws performed with a provider order. 

Over-the-Counter Medication Dispensary and Prescription Delivery

Over-the-Counter Medication Dispensary: 
Our dispensary is available for over-the-counter medication purchase. Please contact Student Health Services prior to coming over so that we can best accommodate your needs. OTC medications cannot be charged to your student account. Medications may be purchased by cash or credit card. 

Prescription Medications:

We have an affiliation with Wegmans Pharmacy.  Routine medications can be ordered through their mail order service at: https://www.wegmans.com/pharmacy/getting-started-with-pharmacy-online/.  

We provide courier service to Wegmans Pharmacy M-S for urgent medications.  This service is subject to Medicar availability.  Medications must be paid in full prior to pharmacy pick up.  Couriers are not permitted to transport controlled substances.  Medications must be picked up within 24 hours, those that are not picked up will be destroyed.  Refunds are not available.  Forms for this service are located under "Documents and Forms"

Prescription medications can also be sent to the pharmacy of your choice.  Medications can be picked up at the pharmacy at your convenience.  Transportation can be obtained through Uber, Taxi, or Medicar.  Medicar is transportation offered by the Health Center at no cost to the student, and is based on driver availability.  Please call the Health Center at 607-274-3177 to schedule. 

We ask that students who are no longer on campus reach out to their home providers for prescription refills, etc.  If this is not possible, students who have been prescribed medication at the Hammond Health Center may contact us via their Medent Patient Portal or by phone 607-274-3177 to communicate with their provider.

The Health Center does not accept direct delivery of medications from home, mail-order or specialty pharmacies. Students can have their medications directly delivered to them and may drop off the medication at the Health Center if applicable.