If you have an urgent medical problem when UHS is closed, please call the UHS Advice Nurse at 863-4463.

TELEPHONE ADVICE NURSE

There is good news for Penn State students who have an urgent medical problem when University Health Services is closed. You now have access 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to the expanded UHS Telephone Advice Nurse program. Experienced advice nurses can help you figure out the best course of action: do you need immediate medical care, an appointment the next day, or will self-care help you?

Important Note: This new after-hours service is for urgent problems. If you have a routine or minor health concern, you should continue to call the UHS Advice Nurse during office hours.

Emergency Care
If you experience a life-threatening medical emergency, call 911.

If you need immediate medical care for an urgent medical problem that is not a life-threatening emergency requiring an ambulance when UHS is closed, emergency services are available at Mount Nittany Medical Center, a 200 bed acute care facility with 176 physicians in 42 specialties, located 2 miles from campus on Park Avenue. Please note: all hospital emergency room and inpatient fees are the patient's responsibility.