Return-Path: Received: from IUS5.IUS.CS.CMU.EDU by K.GP.CS.CMU.EDU id aa03966; 31 Oct 95 16:54:03 EST Received: from IUS5.IUS.CS.CMU.EDU by IUS5.IUS.CS.CMU.EDU id aa10096; 31 Oct 95 16:53:30 EST To: bovik@cs.cmu.edu Subject: Views on Student Health Date: Tue, 31 Oct 95 16:53:28 EST From: Jennifer_Kay@IUS5.IUS.CS.CMU.EDU Here are the responses to my query on what people felt about student health: ---------------------------- From: Dennis Grinberg Reply-To: dennis+@CS.cmu.edu Subject: Re: Student Health: Opinions wanted To: Jennifer Kay Date: Thu, 26 Oct 1995 13:13:43 -0400 Message-ID: <7390.814727623@MISSING.LINK.CS.CMU.EDU> Sender: Dennis_Grinberg@MISSING.LINK.CS.CMU.EDU My experiences with student health have been mostly very positive but I think that might be influenced by the fact that they know me on a first name basis (I go in weekly for allergy shots) and that I sort of know how to get what I want. The main problem I've found is that it can be difficult to get in to see a doctor --- they usually try to get you to see a nurse first. I've found the service to be convenient (allergy shots, throat cultures, etc.) and they sometimes go a bit out of their way for me. For example, one day I stopped for my shot and I asked about getting a tetanus shot. (I'm doing a lot of repair work in an old house and keep getting cut.) They were quite busy that day but rather than have me make an appointment, the nurse just told me to sit in the receptionist area, she got the forms and serum, and gave me the shot there. No fuss, no hassles. Dennis --------------------------------- To: jennie+@IUS5.IUS.CS.CMU.EDU Subject: Re: Student Health: Opinions wanted Newsgroups: cmu.cs.general In-Reply-To: <46of2h$9ud@cantaloupe.srv.cs.cmu.edu> Organization: School of Computer Science, Carnegie Mellon Cc: Bcc: Date: Thu, 26 Oct 95 14:00:15 EDT From: mkant@GLINDA.OZ.CS.CMU.EDU Sender: mkant@GLINDA.OZ.CS.CMU.EDU The only problem I've had with them is the delay -- you absolutely can't get a same-day appointment. --mark -------------------------------- Date: Thu, 26 Oct 1995 14:03:22 -0400 From: "Dennis J. Ciplickas" Message-Id: <199510261803.OAA19844@mr2.ece.cmu.edu> To: jennie+@IUS5.IUS.CS.CMU.EDU (Jennifer Kay) In-reply-to: jennie+@IUS5.IUS.CS.CMU.EDU's message of 26 Oct 1995 17:04:17 GMT Subject: Student Health: Opinions wanted I've had fine experiences with student health. I've also not had any terrifically complicated illnesses. They were unable to help me with an ingrown toenail once. They've correctly diagnosed and treated numerous sinus infections with different antibiotics. They also diagnosed and treated an allergy I have with yet another drug. They are not sophisticated and I wouldn't go to them for anything I thought was a complex problem, but they are dirt cheap: free so far, in fact. I definitely think I get more than what I pay for. They are also fairly convenient and a cheap place to fill perscriptions for things they stock (and have always given me free samples of a more expensive item they don't normally stock). -Dennis Ciplickas -------------------------------- Date: Thu, 26 Oct 95 15:14:43 EDT From: Girija.Narlikar@GS138.SP.CS.CMU.EDU To: jennie+@cs.cmu.edu Subject: Student health >[1] Student Health: Opinions wanted >Date: Thu Oct 26 13:04:17 EDT 1995 >Organization: Carnegie-Mellon University, School of Computer Science >Lines: 16 >Originator: jennie@IUS5.IUS.CS.CMU.EDU > >In a previous post, I mentioned that I was fed up with student health. >I've gotten a bunch of requests from new students asking me why. So I >figure it's time to solicit general opinions of student health to >compile a message for bovik (and possibly the next guide to living in >pgh). > >So, let me know your experiences, positive or negative. I'll compile >them and send them to bovik. > >-- Jennie Hi Jennie, Till recently I did not have a car, so I found the student health center to be the only convinient place to go. Now that I think of it, I too am rather dissatisfied with them. Here's why: 1. They are unable to diagnose anything beyond the very ordinary. Eg, I went to them with a swelling in the veins in my arm twice due to an having taken IV(when I got sick at home), and although I got lucky the first time and had it diagnosed (or at least treated) effectively, the second time despite this history, another physician could not figure out what was wrong. Finally I got myself treated by consulting a doctor over the phone, and was fine in two days after 2 weeks of pain. Another example is eye irritation...but I cannot complain much about the fact that they referred me to an ophthalmologist. 2. Annual gynec. checkup. They really did a bad job, and I too am now looking for some other gynecologist. So if you get any responses, do let me know! Thanks, Girija -------------------------------- To: jennie@CS.cmu.edu Subject: Student Health Date: Thu, 26 Oct 1995 18:14:20 -0400 From: Elizabeth Bigelow They told me that they'd be glad to take my blood pressure once in a while, and that I was welcome to use the scale, but that I had to realize that I was "outside the age window of their professional expertise." The doctor in question told me that she was a pediatrician and that pediatricians are trained to treat people up to the age of 30. Elizabeth ---------------------------------- From: Robert Frederking Date: Fri, 27 Oct 95 11:37:20 EDT To: Jennifer Kay In-reply-to: jennie+@IUS5.IUS.CS.CMU.EDU's message of 26 Oct 1995 17:04:17 GMT Subject: Student Health: Opinions wanted Reply-to: Robert Frederking I thin I sent this to Bovik back when it happened, in '85, but the student health service nearly killed my ex-wife and me. The doctor there at the time (whom we called the angel of death) prescribed an overdose of malaria preventative for our trip to Haiti. We heard from an undergrad we knew of several serious misdiagnoses that landed students in the hospital. Bob ------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 27 Oct 1995 14:02:17 -0400 (EDT) From: Patrick C Leger To: jennie+@IUS5.IUS.CS.CMU.EDU (Jennifer Kay) Subject: Re: Student Health: Opinions wanted In-Reply-To: <46of2h$9ud@cantaloupe.srv.cs.cmu.edu> References: <46of2h$9ud@cantaloupe.srv.cs.cmu.edu> Considering that it's free, I don't think it's too bad. They're fine for the small day-to-day things that students need, but if you have a real problem they'll send you somewhere else. I guess the only complaint I have is that it's usually pretty crowded and it's not very efficient--if you're sick, you set up an appointment and a nurse will see you, tell you you're sick, and then tell you to set up an appointment with a doctor. Chris -- Chris Leger (blah@cmu.edu) Carnegie Mellon University Field Robotics Center