(posted 11/2/09)
Student Health Services has a very limited supply of injectable H1N1 flu vaccine, which will be available on Wednesday, November 4 at the Memorial Union, Room 109, from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Only OSU students, faculty and staff are eligible for campus clinics. Shots will be given on a priority basis to the following groups of OSU students, faculty and staff:
Due to the limited supply of vaccine, you will be turned away if you do not meet the above criteria. When more vaccine becomes available, other individuals not in these priority groups may be vaccinated. Learn more about Vaccine Eligibility and Priority.
The cost is $10 for students and $15 for faculty and staff. If you are covered by PEBB Regence Blue Cross Blue Shield of Oregon, the fee will be billed directly to Regence. Otherwise, faculty and staff may pay on site by cash or check and students may elect to bill their OSU student accounts. Bring your insurance card and OSU ID card. No appointment is necessary. Please wear clothing that allows easy access to your arm in order to expedite the vaccinations.
PLEASE NOTE: These H1N1 vaccinations are by injection only; no nasal spray vaccine is available at this time.
(posted 6-12-09)
The laboratory at OSU Student Health Services (SHS) is a recipient of the 2009 Laboratory Excellence Award. The award – presented by COLA, a national healthcare accreditation organization – signifies the SHS laboratory’s commitment to providing accurate and reliable test results to OSU students.
The award is achieved by those laboratories that are found to be compliant with all COLA essential and required criteria at the time of their on-site accreditation survey, which is performed every two years. Accreditation is given only to laboratories that apply rigid standards of quality in day-to-day operations, demonstrate continued accuracy, and pass a rigorous on-site laboratory survey.
In addition, award recipients must have demonstrated successful proficiency testing for the prior three testing events and have no valid complaints against the laboratory.
“I am very pleased that our staff won this award,” said Allison Lee, SHS laboratory manager. “It recognizes that we run a very efficient and quality-driven lab. Even more impressive is that this is the third time in a row we have received the award.”
The SHS laboratory employs 3.5 full-time employees, and is equipped to provide most diagnostic procedures in-house. The five tests that the lab performs most frequently are liquid-based pap, direct strep, wet mount, chlamydia, and complete blood count (CBC).
