Health Services

College is often the first time students live away from home, making adjustment challenging and affecting academic success. Schreiner University is committed to supporting whole person wellness for all students.

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: 830-280-0211
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. 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.

Wellness and Mental Health Services

College is an exciting time, but it can also bring significant stress, change, uncertainty, and challenges that can feel difficult to navigate. The office of Wellness and Mental Health Services is here to support students throughout their experience at Schreiner University and help them enjoy campus life to the fullest.
The Office of Wellness and Mental Health Services provides students with support, psychoeducation, resources, referrals, and wellness events and programming designed to help students build social and emotional skills and prioritize their whole-person wellness.
Claire Arnold serves as the Director of Wellness and Mental Health Services. Claire provides brief wellness check-ins for students that are meant for generalized support, consultation on coping skills and strategies, and help connecting with on and off campus resources. Meetings with Claire are not counseling.
Schreiner University does not have an on-campus counseling center, but the university is thrilled to provide students access to TimelyCare: a free virtual health and well-being resource. Through the TimelyCare app, students can connect with licensed mental health providers and certified health coaches from their phone — anytime, anywhere.
TimelyCare providers offer support for mental health concerns like stress, anxiety, homesickness, adjustment challenges, and other emotional well-being needs along with aspects of physical health like diet, sleep, and exercise.
There is no cost to students to use TimelyCare’s services, and no insurance is required.

🚩 How to Get Help

On Campus

Students can schedule brief, 20-minute wellness check-ins with Claire Arnold, the Director of Wellness and Mental Health Services by visiting the SU Mental Health Services Booking Page or emailing mentalhealthservices@schreiner.edu.

Claire’s office is located in AC Schreiner 115.
If students need a private place to conduct their TimelyCare sessions, they can come to the Wellness and Mental Health Services Suite in AC Schreiner 116 Monday through Friday from 8-5.

Virtual Help with TimelyCare

Students can download the TimelyCare app or visit https://timelycare.com/schreiner and log in with their Schreiner email address to gain access. In the app, students can utilize a variety of different services including:

  • Mental health counseling sessions
  • Health coaching sessions
  • 24/7 TalkNow line for mental health support anytime, anywhere
  • Community message board to connect confidentially with TimelyCare users across the country
  • Vast library of self-care videos, articles, and podcasts

Schreiner students have 6 sessions of counseling they can use per academic year which reset every August. Health coaching and TalkNow sessions are unlimited.
If students need continued counseling services after using their TimelyCare counseling sessions, they can contact Wellness and Mental Health Services for assistance connecting with community mental health providers.

Emergencies

If you or someone you know is in crisis and at risk of hurting themselves or someone else, please call one of the following numbers:

  • Campus Security’s 24/7 Line: 830-739-1111
  • Suicide Crisis and Lifeline: 988
  • Hill Country MHDD Centers’ Crisis Hotline and Mobile Crisis Unit: 877-466-0660
  • Call 911 or proceed to the nearest emergency room

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