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To reach 911 on campus, dial Campus Police   757-594-7777

Emergency Contraception | Urgent Care | Emergency Care | STD testing

For 24 hour, 365 days a year medical assistance call Riverside Ask-A-Nurse: (757) 594-2000 and ask for Ask-A-Nurse. Ask-A-Nurse is provided by Riverside Health System as a service to the local community.  These RN's use state of the art telephone triage protocols whose purpose is to facilitate your access to appropriate medical care.

Emergency Contraception

Where to get ECP:

Peninsula Health Department
Monday - Friday
(757) 594-7400
Peninsula Medical Center for Women
Monday - Friday
(757) 599-6389
Planned Parenthood
Mon, Tues, Thurs, Fri, Sat
(757) 826-2079
ECP - Morning After Pill - Plan B
To reduce the risk of pregnancy by 87%, ECP needs to be taken within 72 hours.
ECP is not available in UHWS. ECP is not a type of birth control.
Your insurance Card: If you should become ill or injured and need off campus medical care, x-rays or lab work, you will be required to have a copy of the front and back of your insurance card. Other than life threatening situations, without your card, most facilities will require you to pay for the entire cost of the visit at the time of service and/or run the risk of not being seen.

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STD TESTING

Free STD testing, including annoumous HIV testing, is available at the  

Peninsula Health Department
J Clyde Morris Blvd.
(757)-594-7300 or 594-7414
Family Planning Clinic 594-7400

STD Clinic 594-7164

The STD clinic is open at 8 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. Monday-Thursdays and only 12:30 p.m. on Friday. All those requesting testing must be at the STD clinic at 8 a.m. or at 12:30 p.m. It is a first come, first served basis and the number of people tested is limited  each day.  Thoses arriving after 8 a.m. or 12:30 p.m.will not be eligible to be seen at that time.

Planned Parenthood
910 Mercury Blvd
Hampton, VA
(757) 826-2079
Mon. 10 a.m. - 5p.m., Tues. 12:30 p.m. - 8 p.m., Thurs. 12 noon - 5 p.m., Fri. 12 noon - 5 p.m., Sat. 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Your insurance Card: If you should become ill or injured and need off campus medical care, x-rays or lab work, you will be required to have a copy of the front and back of your insurance card. Other than life threatening situations, without your card, most facilities will require you to pay for the entire cost of the visit at the time of service and/or run the risk of not being seen.
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Urgent Care

Telephone Hotlines >>
Women's Health OB-GYN >>

Click here for a Downloadable brochure: Urgent Care Emergency and Laboratory Resources (MS Word)

If you have any difficulty finding the appropriate medical treatment, please let us help you find other resources. Call us at
If we are unavailable to take your call, you can also find help locating a local physician or other healthcare resource by 594-2000 and asking for Ask-A-Nurse. (Available only to calls from local phones and on campus phones with a 594 prefix.)

Caution: Unless your condition is life threatening, call your insurance company before going to a hospital emergency room otherwise you may not have coverage for your visit.

Urgent Care Locations:
J Clyde Morris Urgent Care (Sentara)
747 J. Clyde Morris Blvd.
Newport News, VA 23606
(757) 599-6117
M-F 8 a.m. - 8 p.m., Sat 8 a.m. - 4 p.m., Sun 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Patient First
611 Denbigh Blvd.
Newport News, VA 23608
(757) 283-8300
For information about hours, services and accepted insurance visit the Patient First website (new window).

Your insurance Card: If you should become ill or injured and need off campus medical care, x-rays or lab work, you will be required to have a copy of the front and back of your insurance card. Other than life threatening situations, without your card, most facilities will require you to pay for the entire cost of the visit at the time of service and/or run the risk of not being seen.

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Emergency Care
Riverside Regional Medical Center Emergency Room
500 J.Clyde Morris Blvd.
(757) 594-2050

Port Warwick Medical Arts (Sentara) & Emergency Room (new window)
11803 Jefferson Avenue, Ste. 130
Newport News, VA 23606
Emergency Services 594-1920

Your insurance Card: If you should become ill or injured and need off campus medical care, x-rays or lab work, you will be required to have a copy of the front and back of your insurance card. Other than life threatening situations, without your card, most facilities will require you to pay for the entire cost of the visit at the time of service and/or run the risk of not being seen.

Williamsburg Urgent Care
5256 John Taylor Highway
Williamsburg, VA 23188
(757) 220-8300
Mon - Sat 8 a.m. - 8 p.m., Sun 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.

 

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