This October 3, 2022, blog post "Outsourcing Campus Health Service Makes Sense For Several Reasons" is worth revisiting, especially with additional information about the trend in annual student health fees (additional content in italics). image from Freepik The Urgent Care Association benchmarking report (2019) showed significant year-over-year growth in the number of centers nationally. That continues a trend that began in 2013. The primary reasons for that growth are conven

Outsourcing Campus Health Service Makes Sense For Several Reasons The Urgent Care Association benchmarking report (2019) showed significant year-over-year growth in the number of centers nationally. That continues a trend that began in 2013. The primary reasons for that growth are convenience, affordability, and the number of patients who are unaffiliated with a primary care physician (PCP). The number of urgent care facilities near college campuses is also growing. This make

Maybe not. Colleges and Universities must find more ways to address the complexities of student wellness. "I'm living the dream" has become a common, although somewhat tongue in cheek, response to people asking each other how they feel. I know that when I use the expression, I am feeling pretty good about life but also appreciate that not every aspect of my life on that day is exactly what I dreamed it would be. We often view wellness in simplistic terms, it is a feeling, a m

Outsourcing Campus Health Service Makes Sense For Several Reasons The Urgent Care Association benchmarking report (2019) showed significant year over year growth in the number of centers nationally. That continues a trend which began in 2013. The primary reasons for that growth are convenience, affordability, and the number of patients who are unaffiliated with a primary care physician (PCP). The number of urgent care facilities near college campuses is also growing. This mak

A recently published working paper by Riley Acton of the University of Miami, Wenjia Cao (Michigan State University), Emily E. Cook (Tulane University), Scott A. Imberman (Michigan State University), and Michael F. Lovenheim (Cornell University), indicates yes they did. The study found that "college vaccine mandates led to 5.4 fewer deaths per 100,000 in the county where the college was located." An August 2, 2022 Forbes article about the study can be found here https://www.