Health Services

College is often the first time students live away from home, making adjustment challenging and affecting academic success. Mental Health Services offers a safe, confidential, and free space for students to discuss personal, academic, health, or career concerns with trained counselors.

Schreiner Clinic

The Schreiner University Clinic offers various services to assist students when they are injured or sick. Information on health, nutrition, and illness prevention is available year-round. The clinic’s waiting area is stocked with pamphlets on various health-related topics, and staff are ready to assist with any questions or concerns.

Contact Info & Location

Mountaineer Fitness Center #202
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2100 Memorial Blvd. CMB 6245
Kerrville, TX 78028-5697
Phone: 830-792-7285
Fax: 830-792-0721
Email: campusclinic@schreiner.edu
(Does Not Accept Medical Records)

Clinic Hours

  • Regular Clinic Hours:
    Monday – Friday | 8am – 4pm
  • Provider Onsite:
    Monday – Friday | 8am – 4pm
  • Spring Break Hours:
    9am – 3pm | Clinic and Provider

Walk-ins welcome or call for appointments

Local Care

Peterson Urgent Care
1740 Junction Hwy
Kerrville, TX 78028-5697
Phone: 830-258-7669

Urgent Care Hours:
Monday – Friday | 7am – 7pm
Weekend Hours:
Saturday – Sunday | 8am – 4pm

After Hour Care

For medical attention after hours, contact your resident hall director, resident assistant, or Security at 830-739-1111. For life-threatening emergencies, call 911 (you may need to dial 9 for an outside line). For non-life-threatening situations, call Peterson Medical Associates at 830-258-7762 for the on-call doctor or schedule an appointment with the campus nurse during business hours.

Emergencies include:

  • Difficulty breathing
  • Major injury
  • Severe bleeding
  • Unconsciousness or drug overdose
  • Convulsions

Helpful Information

The Schreiner Clinic is available to students, faculty, staff, and dependents with Schreiner Insurance, while the Wellness Department’s services are open to students, faculty, staff, dependents, and volunteers. Over-the-counter medications are free, and prescription medications can be purchased at local pharmacies. The nurse can perform tests such as strep, urinalysis, glucose, pregnancy, mono, and flu, with your insurance billed for these tests. For those needing their own doctor, referrals to Peterson Medical Associates are available. A licensed provider is on campus from 8am – 5pm, Monday to Friday.

Mental Health Services

College is often the first time students live away from home, making adjustment challenging and affecting academic success. Mental Health Services offers a safe, confidential, and free space for students to discuss personal, academic, health, or career concerns with trained counselors.

Our service goals include:

  • Individual counseling for personal issues, career development, relationships, family, health, and social problems
  • Group counseling sessions
  • Assessments when needed
  • Crisis intervention in collaboration with other mental health resources

🚩 How to Get Help

On Campus

Students can schedule an in-person session on campus through our Director of Counseling, Kim Woods, by visiting our SU Mental Health Scheduling Page.

Counseling Center Location and Hours

  • AC Schreiner, first floor suite 116 – Campus Map
  • Monday – Friday: 8 am – 5 pm

Virtual 24/7 Help

Students can seek assistance through BHS, our student assistance program (SAP), available 24/7. Contact BHS at 800-327-2251 to connect with a BHS “Care Coordinator,” a master’s-level clinician ready to assist you. The Care Coordinator will listen, assist with emergencies, assess the problem, and connect you to appropriate resources, becoming your personal point of contact for follow-up.

Emergencies

For crises or emergencies, contact Campus Security at (830) 739-1111 or dial 911.

Additional SAP Benefits Include:

  • Short-term face-to-face or telephonic counseling services (12 sessions per year)
  • Web-based university portal
  • Online resource library with trainings, articles, and more
  • Unlimited, toll-free telephonic consultation
  • Access to a nationwide panel of SAP professionals
  • 24/7, year-round access to SAP services
  • Childcare and eldercare referrals and online locators
  • Legal and financial consultations

Access the BHS web portal at BHS Portal (ID: MOUNTAINEERS).

HEALTH INSURANCE REQUIREMENT

All Schreiner students are REQUIRED to be covered under a health care plan.

Nursing students are REQUIRED to be insured under a health care plan and must provide proof to the nursing program administration.

Please provide the Administrative Specialist of Student Services with a copy of the front and back of your health insurance card. For any assistance, please call Health Records at 830-792-7278.

Meningococcal Vaccine State Law Update as of October 1, 2013:

  • All *entering students 22 years or younger must have received the meningococcal vaccination within the past five years
    • Deadlines:
      • Fall Semester: August 1 – Prior to moving onto campus
        (This includes University activities (athletics, etc.)
      • Spring Semester: January 7 – Prior to moving onto campus
      • MAPS: August 1 – Prior to moving onto campus

*By definition, “entering students” includes all students new to Schreiner University and includes those students who have had a break in enrollment of at least one fall or spring semester from any college or university including as a student at Schreiner University.

The Health Records Department requests the vaccination certification be submitted at least 15 days prior to the earliest date to allow adequate time for processing: either moving on to campus or first day of classes or participation in University activities (athletics, etc.).

Health records can be submitted by emailing to health@schreiner.edu or fax to 830-217-3568.

Health history forms can be completed through the students Schreiner One account and submitted online. Required for all incoming new students.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION FROM YOUR UNIVERSITY HEALTH CENTER

IMMUNIZATION IS AN INTEGRAL PART OF YOUR HEALTH CARE.
Although Schreiner University does not have a mandatory immunization program at this time, we encourage all students entering the University to check immunization records to ensure that they have met all of the minimum recommendations for these immunizations.

MEASLES: (Rubella, Red Measles, Hard Measles, 10-Day Measles) Measles is a highly contagious viral disease. Antibiotics are not available to treat persons infected with this organism. Recent outbreaks of this illness have resulted in hospitalization and some deaths among college-aged persons. For these reasons it is strongly recommended that students in Texas have two doses of the vaccine prior to entering college. Most young adults have had only one dose. The measles vaccine is most often given in combination with the vaccines for mumps and rubella, which are also caused by viruses. This combination vaccine is referred to as MMR (Measles, Mumps, and Rubella).

TETANUS: (Lockjaw) The illness caused by tetanus results from the poison produced by bacteria. Again, this is a very difficult illness to treat once it occurs and prevention is the most appropriate choice. The vaccine is effective for about 10 years and needs to be boosted at that interval. It is now common for older adults to develop tetanus in the United States because many adults do not receive the recommended 10-year boosters. The tetanus vaccine should be given in combination with the diphtheria vaccine.

POLIOMYELITIS: (Polio) In the United States, polio immunization is not routinely recommended for people 18 years of age or older. However, if travel to other parts of the world is planned, a physician should be contacted for specific recommendations.

TUBERCULOSIS: (TB) Due to the reappearance of tuberculosis as a major public health issue in the United States and particularly Texas, all students should have a yearly Mantoux skin test to assure that they are free of the disease. Main symptoms are persistent heavy cough, cough with sputum or blood, fatigue, distressed breathing, fever, or weight loss. Students doing observation, volunteer work, field placement, student teaching, or employment in a Texas school district, correctional facility or medical facility will be required to have a negative TB test before entering their placement site.

The Texas Department of Health can provide most of these immunizations and tests at a reduced rate. The Schreiner University Nurse or The Texas Department of Health will be happy to answer questions concerning any health-related issues. For more information on immunizations contact the University Health Records at 792-7278 or the Texas Department of Health (830) 896-5515

The table below is the Texas Board of Health immunization requirement for any student doing an internship in a health care facility of any kind as part of their educational program. These Allied Health students must have the following immunizations prior to their entering the health care facility. These immunizations are not required at this time for the general student population of Schreiner University. However, each student at Schreiner University is urged to use this table to determine their individual immunity to the diseases below. If you do not meet each of the criteria in the “Schedule for Immunization,” we recommend that you update your immunizations immediately.

Student Classification Immunization Needed Schedule for Immunization
Medical Interns and Residents, Fellow and students enrolled in health-related courses who have or will have any direct patient contact.  Tetanus/Diphtheria (TD) Must have had one dose within the past ten years
Measles  Those born since January 1, 1957 must have two doses since 12 months of age. The two does must be at least 30 days apart.
Mumps Those born since January 1, 1957 must have at least one dose since 12 months of age.
Rubella At least one dose since 12 months of age is required.
Dental students and medical students, interns, residents and fellows. Hepatitis B A primary series must be begun or, preferable, completed prior to beginning of direct patient care (if not already immune)
All students enrolled in health-related course which have or will have direct patient contact with patients’ blood. Hepatitis B A complete series of proof of immunity is encouraged prior to beginning direct patient care.
Students enrolled in school of veterinary medicine. Rabies A primary series prior to contact with animals or their remains. Also, a booster dose is needed every two years (or documentation of protective antibodies).

For more information, see the amended Sections 2.09 and 2.09a of the Texas Education Code and the Texas Board of Health rules including the revisions adopted July 20, 1991, or call the Texas Department of Health, Immunization Division, 1-800-252-9152.

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act stipulates that organizations with 50 or more employees provide a private location and “reasonable break time” for an employee to express breast milk for her nursing child for up to one year after the child’s birth. Bathrooms cannot be designated as lactation rooms by the institution.

The lactation room is located in AC Schreiner 118. Directions to this location can be found on our Campus Map. To access this space, please call Cecila Barlow at 830-792-7314 or Campus Security at 830-739-1111.

The Texas Health Code designates organizations as “mother-friendly” when they implement policies that support breastfeeding in the workplace. Additionally, the code permits breastfeeding in any location.

Contact

Does not Accept Meningitis Record
Accepts Meningitis Record