Health care program helps CSC students
This fall medical appointments will be available for Chadron State College students free of charge for the second year in a row. Ann Dockweiler, CSC school nurse, said a large number of students on campus do not have insurance or any way of paying for medical expenses and as a result do not seek the medical attention they need. The CSC clinic makes health care possible for everyone.
Four local physician assistants and one nurse practitioner are serving the students: Jim Allen, Heidi Wess, Mike Westerbuhr, Mary Moody and Nicole Dodd.
Dockweiler said the clinic, which opened Dec. 3, 2004, had great success during the spring semester, averaging four to five patients each day for a total of 390.
“We gave surveys to every patient that came in. Of the 70 that were returned completed, all but one had positive feedback,” said Dockweiler.
Patients will still be responsible for extra expenses for lab work and medications.
The clinic began as a pilot program sponsored by funding from initiatives of Vision 2011, the college’s strategic plan.
Clinic funding for the upcoming year will come from an increase in health fees from the current $20 per semester for students with seven or more credit hours, to $2.50 per credit hour that will be capped at $30.
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