• Available Services
• When You Need To be Seen
• Medical Problems When Health Services Is Closed
• Urgent Care/Hospital
• Additional Community Resources
• Local Pharmacies

 Available Services:

Fitchburg State Health Services provides free confidential care to all full-time undergraduate and graduate students. The student health fee covers the cost of visits other than physical exams and immunizations. All students will be seen regardless of the type of health insurance that they carry. The costs incurred for medications, x-rays, diagnostic work-ups, referrals to specialists are the responsibility of the student. It is important that the student understands their own insurance plan and its possible limitations.

Fitchburg State Health Services offers the students the following services:

• Ambulatory Care
• Care of acute illness and injury
• Evaluation, treatment and/or referrals as needed
• Immunizations routinely available include: tetanus-diphtheria (Td), measles-mumps-rubella (MMR), Hepatitis B and Influenza vaccines
• Tuberculin skin testing (PPD)
• Health education and health promotion
• Women's health care, such as, breast exams, gynecologic exams, and contraception, pregnancy tests
• Men's health care
• Painless STD testing and HIV tests

 When You Need To Be Seen:

The clinic is open Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. by appointment which can be scheduled by calling 978-665-3643. Usually the student can be seen the same day or within 24 hours; but if the student can not be seen in the clinic that day, he/she will be referred to Urgent Care at Burbank Hospital, Fitchburg, or the Emergency Room at Health Alliance Hospital in Leominster. If a student does not have transportation to the emergency facility, Health Services will facilitate the process. If a student has an emergency after 5:00 p.m., the student should call Campus Police at 978-665-3111 for assistance.

 Medical Problems When Health Services Is Closed:

If immediate assistance is needed on campus call Fitchburg State Campus Police@x3111

 Urgent Care / Hospital:

HealthAlliance Hospital - Burbank Campus
Burbank Urgent Care - Walk-in Clinic
275 Nichols Rd.
Fitchburg, MA 01420
Hours: 9am-7pm
Phone: (978)343-5000
TTY for the deaf (978)343-5078

HealthAlliance Hospital-Leominster Campus
Emergency Care 24/7
60 Hospital Rd.
Leominster, MA. 01453
Hours: 24/7
Phone:(978)466-2000
TTY for the deaf (978) 978-537-8797

 Additional Community Resources:

Family Planning Clinic/ Men's Clinic at
Community Health Connections located within the
Burbank Hospital
326 Nichols Rd.
Fitchburg, MA 01420
Phone: (978) 345-6272

Gardner VNA - confidential HIV testing
35 Main St.
Fitchburg, Ma 01420
Phone: (800)-382-7305
www.gargnervna.org

Rape Crises Center of Central MA.
275 Nichols Rd.
Behind the Burbank Hospital
Fitchburg, MA 01420
Phone: (978) 343-5683 -24 hour hotline

 Local Pharmacies:

CVS - 436 John Fitch Highway
Fitchburg, MA
Phone: (978) 345-7606

CVS - 96 Water St.
Fitchburg, MA.
Phone: (978) 342-8941

CVS - 15 Watertower Plaza
N. Main St.
Leominster, MA
(978) 840-8343

Walgreen Drug Store
571 John Fitch Highway
Fitchburg, MA
(979) 343-8329

Walmart Pharmacy
310 Massachusetts Ave.
Lunenburg, MA
(978) 582-6499