About Us
Student Health Services has been serving the UC Davis student body for close to 100 years by providing quality and cost-sensitive healthcare tailored to the unique and diverse needs of students. This includes services such as primary care, specialty care, urgent care, ancillary and diagnostic services, mental health support, health promotion, and wellness programs. Student Health Service is proud to be accredited by the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC), which recognizes a long-standing commitment to providing the highest levels of care to our students.
Student Health Services will be celebrating its centennial year along with the university and many other campus departments in 2009, and will be moving into a new state-of-the-art facility in 2010. With both major and minor changes to the programming and the facilities through the years, Student Health Services continues to achieve its mission - to provide campus health and wellness resources that enable students to successfully achieve their academic goals and promote lifelong wellness.
History
Student Health Services was established in 1909 shortly after the opening of the Davis campus. In 1912, the department occupied a small wing of East Hall, which is the current location of Dutton Hall. The initial concept was to assist students with their health problems by providing minor health care, which allowed them to achieve overall academic goals. Furthermore, this health service would improve Davis’ entire academic program by committing resources to the public health responsibility of maintaining a healthy community and student body.
With funds from the S.H. Cowell Foundation, UC Davis was able to construct the Cowell Hospital & Student Health Center. At its dedication in 1967, the facility had an inpatient and outpatient service, in addition to an emergency clinic area and a pharmacy, which accommodated the campus population of 12,000 students. The facility was converted to handle only outpatient care and is now known as the Cowell Student Health Center.
Having grown to a student population over 30,000, Student Health Services has outgrown its current facility. Student support expressed in the 2002 Campus Expansion Initiative, funded the development of the UC Davis Student Health & Wellness Center to meet the growing student body. This new state-of-the-art facility is scheduled to be completed in 2010.
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