Hours of Operation

Fall and Spring Semesters

Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
12 noon to 5:00pm	9am to 5:00pm	9am to 5:00pm	9am to 5:00pm	9am to 5:00pm	9am to 5:00pm	Closed

Health Services is closed from Noon to 1PM on weekdays.
Sundays are reserved for urgent walk-ins only. There are no appointments available.

Winter Break and Summer Hours*

Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
Closed	9am to 3pm	9am to 3pm	9am to 3pm	9am to 3pm	9am to 3pm	Closed

Health Services is closed 11:30 AM to Noon during winter break and the summer.

* During the summer, all Skidmore students working or taking classes on campus are eligible for services offered by Health Services.  However, summer services are limited compared to during the school year.

Overview of Services

Skidmore College Health Services provides the general range of services that you would expect to receive from your family health care provider. This includes, but is not limited to, treatment of general medical problems, injuries, sexually transmitted diseases, and provision of immunizations, birth control counseling and gynecological examinations. We even have a part time certified nutritionist! Health Services also provides a limited on-site laboratory. However, most blood tests, throat cultures, Pap smears, and STD tests will be sent to an outside laboratory. Referrals to specialists, both in the community and in neighboring cities, can be arranged as need arises. The Health Services also provides educational opportunities that focus on increasing health awareness, health maintenance, and illness prevention.

Student Services Include:

• General Care for illness/injury
• General Lab testing
• Physical Exams for health maintenance
• Women's health/gynecological exams
• Evaluation, testing, treatment (when possible) of STD's
• HIV / AIDS information, counseling, testing, and support
• Alcohol/drug information, education, counseling and referral
• Sexual assault/sexual harassment information, prevention, education, counseling and support
• Smoking cessation information, education, and support
• Diversity information, education and support
• Resources for health/illness/wellness related topics/issues for articles, papers, etc.
• Appointments can be made by the Health Center staff with community specialists, e.g. dentists, physical therapists, etc. when ordered by a health care provider.

Most services are offered at no cost.

Please note that we are not able to administer allergy shots.  For a referral to a local doctor who can administer allergy shots, please contact us at 518-580-5550.