Maintaining good health is an essential part of education. Student Health Services at Samuel Merritt College are provided by a nurse practitioner at the Oakland campus and by Sutter @ Work at the Sacramento Campus. San Francisco and San Mateo students will use Student Health Services in Oakland. The clinic offers health care screening and maintenance as well as care for on-going and acute health needs. Services include family planning, urgent care, immunizations, diagnostic care, and management of chronic conditions. Visits to the nurse practitioner are free to enrolled students. However, any outside services are charged separately to the student or their private health insurance.
Students at the Oakland, San Francisco and San Mateo Campuses can visit the Student Health Center is located in the Peralta Medical Office Building, 3100 Telegraph Avenue, Suite 3105, Oakland, CA 94609. Student Health appointments may be scheduled by calling 510.869.6629.
Students at the Sacramento campus can make appointments through Sutter @ Work (numbers listed below). Samuel Merritt College is contracted with clinics in the Sacramento area for free office visits & annual PPD updates. Physical exams & vaccinations are charged a fee and the student is responsible for those fees. Below is a listing of clinics in the area. You must have a treatment authorization form signed by the site manager at the SRC before you go to an appointment.
List of Clinics in the area [1]
Treatment Authorization Form – Natomas [2]
Treatment Authorization Form – Rancho [3]
In urgent medical situations, students should be seen at urgent care or an emergency room; students and their insurance carrier must assume the cost of the emergency room visit.
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Health Requirements [5] Forms [6]
Student Health System Login [7]
All students* are seen at no charge for:
- Acute outpatient health care
- Continuity of care for chronic Illness
- Family Planning
- Health care screening/assessment
- PPD skin tests for tuberculosis screening (also available to students who are Kaiser members)
- Specialty referrals
- Wellness consultation
Samuel Merritt College has health requirements for all incoming and enrolled students, including a physical exam and immunizations. Student Health Services maintains all student health records and determines compliancy with these health requirements, working together with students and faculty to ensure that your records are kept up to date. Questions regarding health records, immunizations, missing documentation, or health service "holds" on academic registration must be directed to Student Health Services. All documentation needed to update a student's health record must be submitted directly to our Clinic--either by mail, fax, in person, or slipped under our office door.
Eligibility for Services
Students do not qualify for student health care services after termination of regular enrollment or when on leave of absence.
Primary Services Not Provided by Health Services:
a. Illness or injury requiring hospitalization
b. Specialty services or referrals, e.g., gynecological, dental, dermatological, ophthalmologic, optometric, psychiatric, etc.
c. Special appliances such as braces, glasses, splints, etc.
d. Health care after termination of regular enrollment or when on leave of absence
e. Cost of prescribed medication
f. Visits to the emergency department or the occupational health physician (unless covered by Worker’s Compensation)
g. Lab, x-ray, and other diagnostic tests
Other Important Forms
* Student Health Record Forms [8] - Medical history, immunization, and physical exam requirements for all students.
* Annual Tuberculosis Screening Survey [9] - For students with Positive PPD history.
General Office Hours
9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday
Nurse Practitioner Hours
9:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Monday
10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Wednesday and Friday
Office
Peralta Medical Office Bldg.
3rd Floor
Contact Information
Phone: 510.869.6629
Fax: 510.869.6212
3100 Telegraph Avenue
Suite 3105
Oakland, California 94609
Student Health Coordinator
Tara Nabaie
Family Nurse Practitioner
Phyllis Nissenoff, FNP, PA-C