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The College Student Health Services provides care for full-time students during the regular academic year. During the summer, we are open for administrative purposes with limited clinical availability.

Dial ext. 7261 on campus or 410-778-7261

Monday-Friday 8:30 a.m. - Noon & 1:00 - 4:00 p.m.

*closed from noon-1pm, if it is an emergency please contact public safety or 911*

The Basics

All students are required to complete a health questionnaire, have a physical exam, and meet immunization requirements before their enrollment at Washington College. Physical exams must be completed within the 6 month period prior to the due date. Required immunizations are listed on the Health Form.

Stories & Events

Purple Days

To raise awareness about substance abuse and the resources available to help individuals and families struggling with addiction, Washington College is “going purple” as a sign of solidarity with the Kent County initiative.
National Suicide Prevention Week

WC students and staff marked National Suicide Prevention Week with a candlelight vigil, resources, information, support, and enthusiasm for students’ efforts to form a College chapter of the national group Active Minds.
Overdose Prevention in Maryland-Governor’s Response to the Crisis

On March1, 2017, Governor Hogan declared a state of emergency in response to the heroin, opioid and Fentanyl crisis ravaging our communities in Maryland and across the country.

Health and Counseling Services is located on the first floor of Queen Anne’s House.

Hours of Operation
Monday-Friday:
8:30 a.m. - noon
1:00 - 4:00 p.m.

Phone: 410-778-7261
Fax: 410-810-7101

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Meningitis B in the News

Dear Campus Community,

We at Health Services know students are probably thinking about roommates, classes, finding their way and enjoying the new freedoms of being a college student, but we’d like you to consider adding something else to that list: a vaccine for Meningitis B. To date, there have been no cases of suspected Meningitis B on the Washington College campus. But, this is a serious illness that’s not uncommon on college campuses—recently, in fact, the University of Massachusetts Amherst confirmed two unrelated cases of Meningitis B there.

We’d like to take a proactive approach, educate you a little about this disease, and suggest some steps to help prevent its transmission.

Meningitis is a serious illness caused by the bacteria named Neisseria meningitides. This germ can sometimes cause meningitis (infection of the tissue that covers the brain and spinal cord) or sepsis (an infection of the blood), which can be fatal if not treated. This bacteria can be contagious, but it is typically not as contagious as the common cold or flu. It can be transmitted through close personal contact such as kissing, sharing drinks, and coughing on someone. It is NOT typically transmitted on exercise equipment or using washed dishes, having casual contact, or simply breathing the air where a person with the illness has been.

Washington College complies with Maryland law requiring all students residing on campus to have received a Meningitis vaccine that covers types A, C, Y and W, unless there is a bona fide medical or religious exemption. However, at this time, Maryland law does not require that students receive the Meningitis B vaccine.

Washington College Health Services encourages all students to get the Meningitis B vaccine series, a position supported by the American College Health Association (ACHA) and the Centers for Disease Control (CDC).

Early in the winter break is a good time to do this. The Meningitis B vaccine series (Trunemba or Bexero) is a two-part vaccine, which means that students may need to get the first vaccine at home and then the last vaccine (due 30 days after the first) at one of the local pharmacies upon their return to Chestertown. This vaccine may be available at your primary care provider’s office or at the pharmacies. It may also be available through your Health Department at home.

If you do get immunized, please forward documentation to Health Services’ fax at 410-810-7101 so that we can add this to your immunization history. This would help us identify students in cases of disease outbreak.

We also encourage everyone to use sensible health precautions over break including good handwashing, covering coughs and sneezes with tissues or your sleeves, contacting your provider if you become sick, and avoid sharing drinks, food, and personal items that could contact saliva (like Chapstick or drinking from punch bowls). If you become sick, a general rule is to avoid interactions, gatherings, work, etc. until you are fever-free for at least 48 hours without the use of fever-reducing medications.

For more information visit website for CDC at https://www.cdc.gov/meningococcal/ , Meningitis Research Foundation at https://www.meningitis.org, or National Meningitis Assocaition at http://www.nmaus.org/

Be Well,

Lisa Marx, CRNP, Director Health Services