IU Health Center

The IU Health Center offers many services for IUBloomington students who need medical assistance. The Health Center offers full-service appointments, a walk-in medical clinic, a pharmacy, lab tests and x-rays, physical examinations, allergy shots and many more services for students.
Here is a list of some of the services that could be beneficial to you.

FULL SERVICE APPOINTMENT OR WALK-IN CLINIC
The medical clinic is staffed with physicians and nurses, and scheduled appointments or walk-ins are available.
Appointment services encompass the full range of family practice medical care, including physical examinations. Appointments can be scheduled up to two weeks in advance.
Students are asked to cancel appointments no later than two hours prior.
The walk-in clinic is available for students with urgent medical needs such as fevers, sore throats, coughs and injuries. Students are seen in order of arrival or based on the severity of the problem.

GET TESTED
The IU Health Center Laboratory is the only local location where counseling and HIV testing are performed on-site. Results for the HIV test are available the same day. It also offers testing for common STIs such as chlamydia, which is often asymptomatic and can go undetected. To get tested for Chlamydia or other STIs, set up an appointment by calling 812-855-7688.

PHARMACY
The IU Pharmacy is located within the Health Center. It accepts many different prescription cards. The pharmacy also has three full-time pharmacists available to answer questions.
As well as giving discounts to students for some services, the pharmacy also stocks many over-the-counter medications like cough drops, cold medicine and eye drops.

IMMUNIZATION/ALLERGY
The Health Center offers a variety of different vaccines at reasonable prices.
Flu shots are made available prior to flu season. The Health Center wants all students to get flu shots and prices them as low as possible.
Allergy shots are also available. The Center will give out allergy shots based on the student and follow the instructions given by the student’s allergist.

PHYSICAL THERAPY
Physical Therapy is the evaluation and treatment of a musculoskeletal injury with the goal of resolving pain and restoring function so the student can return to his or her highest function in school or any other kind of physical activity.
Therapeutic exercise programs are tailored to each individual’s needs and might include exercises to correct faulty posture and biomechanics to improve flexibility, strength, balance and endurance.

COUNSELING AND PSYCHOLOGICAL SERVICES (CAPS)
CAPS is a professionally staffed counseling service that offers individual, group and couples counseling. Any kind of concern can be discussed in confidence with one of the counselors.
Depression, anxiety, feelings of inadequacy, sexual issues, substance abuse and academic problems are some of the concerns students often address through counseling.
CAPS is located on the fourth floor of the Health Center.

IU HEALTH CENTER
600 N. Jordan Ave.
Hours of operation are 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday and Thursday and 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday. The Health Center is also open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. select Saturdays during the fall and spring semesters.
An after-hours telephone service is also available 5 to 11 p.m. Monday through Friday, and 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.