{"id":186,"date":"2017-07-31T17:58:20","date_gmt":"2017-07-31T17:58:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bferrign.wdev.rochester.edu\/uhs\/?page_id=186"},"modified":"2026-08-24T09:09:02","modified_gmt":"2026-08-24T13:09:02","slug":"primary-care","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/uhs\/primary-care\/","title":{"rendered":"Primary Care"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-templates\/one-column.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_members_access_role":[],"_members_access_error":""},"class_list":["post-186","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":{"lead_in":"","display_title":"","subtitle":"Explore services offered, make appointments, and more.","call_to_action":"","hero_image_placement":"right_image","hero_media":"images","hero_pattern_option":"","hero_video":"","hero_image_landing":73072,"hero_image_landing_two":"","hero_image_landing_three":"","content_modules_above":[{"acf_fc_layout":"card_grid","anchor":"","css_class":"mt-0 pt-0","title":"","description":"University Health Service provides confidential, high-quality health care services for students and trainees for the duration of their education or training, respectively.<\/em> University Health Service offers a wide range of primary care services<\/strong>, including treatment for illnesses and injuries, ongoing medical problems, and care and advice for health concerns.\r\n

New Patients<\/h3>\r\nCurrently, UHS is not<\/strong> accepting employees and other members of the University community as new patients for personal health care, except for residents, fellows, and post-docs<\/em> who may choose a UHS physician as their primary care provider.\r\n\r\nFor assistance finding a primary care provider (PCP) outside UHS, check http:\/\/ahpnetwork.com\/member-benefits\/ur-employees\/<\/a>.\r\n

SCHEDULING AN APPOINTMENT WITH UHS<\/h4>\r\n

Full-time students who are assessed the mandatory health fee are automatically<\/b> registered and assigned a Primary Care Provider at UHS. Once you are registered as a UHS patient, you can call <\/span>(585) 275-2662<\/b><\/a><\/span> to schedule an appointment at any UHS office or to reach the on-call service <\/span>(for urgent concerns when UHS offices are closed). Students are eligible to receive care at UHS if the mandatory health fee coverage is in effect (August 1 - January 31 for the Fall semester and February 1 - July 1 for the Spring semester).<\/span><\/p>\r\nA change of status\u2014such as a deferral, withdrawal, leave of absence, or reduction in course load\u2014will impact your eligibility for coverage under the Mandatory Health Fee and therefore access to UHS services. Full-Time graduating students will have access to UHS services and Mandatory Health Fee coverage through July 31\u00a0(January 31\u00a0for Fall Graduates). Please contact <\/span>insurance@uhs.rochester.edu<\/a><\/span>\u00a0prior to making these types of registration changes to obtain additional information from our Insurance Advisors regarding the impact on eligibility, access, and any related health fees.<\/span>\r\n

INFORMATION FOR RESIDENTS, FELLOWS, &<\/span> POST-DOCS<\/span><\/h4>\r\nTo register to become a UHS patient (not<\/span> to schedule an appointment):\r\n<\/strong><\/em>Residents and fellows who would like to come to UHS for their personal health care are asked to call (585) 275-2637<\/a> or e-mail insurance@uhs.rochester.edu<\/a>.\r\n\r\nTo schedule an appointment:\r\n<\/strong><\/em>Once you are registered as a UHS patient, you can call (585) 275-2662<\/a> to schedule an appointment at any UHS office or to reach the UHS physician on call (for urgent concerns when UHS offices are closed).\r\n

The benefits of having a primary care physician at UHS include:<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n