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You can view and pay your Account balance and all of your charges with Watkins Health Services.
In addition to making an appointment online, you may call (785) 864-9507 or use our Walk-in clinic.
In the "Forms" tab of your portal, you can fill out your Health History which will go directly into your Electronic Health Record. You can also review and acknowledge your Notice of Privacy Practices and Treatment Agreement. These are required for all students who use our service.
Access your test results by clicking the "Messages" tab within your portal.
This is the name of the tab within your portal that allows you to perform several functions.
Send a refill request by clicking the "Messages" tab within your portal and follow those prompts for "New Message." You may also call the Pharmacy at 785-864-9512.
Make an appointment online through the myWHS 6 patient portal. Call 785-864-9507 2 to schedule an appointment. Walk-in without an appointment for conditions that need to be treated as soon as possible. Check in at the reception desk in the main lobby. You will be seen as soon as possible, but wait time can vary.
There is a charge for appointments not canceled at least two (2) hours in advance. If you need to cancel an early morning appointment, you must call the evening before to avoid the cancellation fee. You may leave a message on the WHS voicemail system, which is activated after normal business hours.
1. as part of their required campus fees. Students who have paid a partial health fee will be charged the remainder of the health fee in order to use Zoom or in-person appointments at no additional cost..
You will be seen as soon as possible, but wait time can vary. Patients with scheduled appointments may be seen before you, even if you have been waiting longer. (Remember, when you make an appointment in advance, your wait time at WHS will be reduced.)
Mask Required to Enter. When coming to Watkins, you must wear a face mask at all times regardless of COVID-19 vaccine status. Help conserve our supply by bringing your own mask from home. If you do not have one, a mask will be provided when you enter the building. Last updated June 1, 2021.
Patients arriving five minutes past their appointment time may be rescheduled to another time/day or considered to be a walk-in. When checking in, you will be asked for your KU Identification Card and current insurance card. Health insurance is not required, but a KU ID is.
Watkins offers virtual appointments for students to connect to one of our board-certified medical providers via the Zoom app. This video-conferencing technology allows for live consultations over a computer, tablet or phone.
KU Students, faculty and staff experiencing symptoms should stay home and call their healthcare provider or the Watkins Health Services Nurse Helpline at 785-864-9583. 9. to make an appointment for testing. Vaccine is available at Watkins. See Vaccine Information.
If no symptoms are present, you can be released from quarantine after 10 days. You should continue to observe for symptoms through 14 days, the incubation period for the virus. At this time, Douglas County has not adopted the 7-day quarantine protocol for a negative test. Therefore, testing will not end your quarantine any faster. Anyone who is feeling symptomatic should continue to quarantine for the full 14 days and seek testing.
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) defines “close contact” as less than 6 feet in distance for greater than 10 minutes cumulative, masked or unmasked. You can become infected from respiratory droplets when an infected person coughs, sneezes, talks, sings, etc.
Blood disorders (e.g., sickle cell disease or on blood thinners). Chronic kidney disease as defined by your doctor. Patient has been told to avoid or reduce medication doses due to kidney disease, or is under treatment for kidney disease, including receiving dialysis.
To better assist KU students during the COVID-19 pandemic, Watkins is offering virtual appointments. Using Zoom video-conferencing technology, students can connect to one of our board-certified medical providers via the Zoom app. This quick and easy solution allows for live consultations over a computer, tablet or phone.