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Location & Hours

Student Health Services Closures

Closed weekends and holidays (Health Center, SHOP, CAPS, and CARE)

  • May 27–Memorial Day
  • June 19–Juneteenth Day
  • July 4–Independence Day

For medical attention, see our After-Hours Care Sheet. 

Location

The Student Health Center (SHC) is on McLaughlin Drive, across the street from College 9 & John R. Lewis College. See it on the UCSC Interactive Map

Address

UCSC Student Health Center
1156 High Street
Santa Cruz, CA 95064

Hours by Department/Service

Mon, Wed, Thurs, Fri

Tuesday

Sat/Sun

Same Day and Medical Appointments 

Health Information Management

Insurance & Billing

(Closed from 1–2 PM each day.)


Pharmacy

 8:30 AM–5:00 PM 9:30 AM–5:00 PM      Closed

Laboratory & Radiology

Self-Ordered STI Testing 

9:00 AM–4:30 PM

 

9:30 AM–4:30 PM



 Closed
Nutrition Mon–Wed  Closed

Optometry

Closed Mondays

Wed, Thurs, & Fri: 8:30 AM–5:00 PM

9:30 AM–5:00 PM 
on Tuesdays 

Optometry Drop-in Hours: Thurs from 2:45–3:30 PM & Fri from 2–3:30 PM. (Order glasses, contacts, adjustments, & repairs. Full eye exams are not available during drop-in hours.)

 Closed

Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) hours:

Mon-Fri Sat/Sun
Counseling and Psychiatry 8:00 AM–5:00 PM
Remote services available. 		 For after hours and weekend Crisis Service please call 831-459-2628. 
Crisis Services 8:00 AM–4:30 PM
Remote services available. 		 For after hours and weekend Crisis Service please call 831-459-2628. 
Campus Mobile Crisis Team  Monday–Tuesday, 2:00 PM–12 midnight and Wednesday–Sunday, 12 noon–12 midnight. When CMCT are not available, you will have the option to speak with CAPS or the UCSC Dispatch.

Student Health Outreach & Promotion (SHOP) hours:

Mon, Wed, Thurs, Fri

Tues

Sat/Sun
SHOP  8:30 AM–12 PM & 1 PM–5 PM 1–5 PM Closed

If you need immediate resources for a sexual assault crisis, domestic violence, stalking or sexual harassment please contact:

All Police Departments, including UCSC 911

Confidential conversation with a State Certified Crisis Counselor call:
CARE

(831) 502-CARE / care@ucsc.edu
Women's Crisis Support/Defensa de Mujeres 

(831) 425-4030
24 Hour Crisis Line

(831) 685-3737
Other Resources
UCSC Counseling & Psychological Services
(includes after-hours instructions)		 (831) 459-2628
Title IX Sexual Harassment Office (831) 459-2462
Survivors Healing Center (off-campus)
(For issues of childhood sexual abuse)		 (831) 423-7601
Community Service Officers (831) 459-2100
All of the above resources are queer-friendly. Additional queer resources are:
SF Rape hotline (510) 845-7273
Anti-Violence Project https://avp.org/
Male Survivor Support & Resources https://1in6.org/

After Hours Emergency Care

After Hours Care Information [printable PDF]

CALL 911 to reach UCSC Police, Fire, and/or Ambulance

USE THE CAMPUS EMERGENCY PHONE located at the Basement Entrance to this building to reach Campus Dispatch

Visit the following nearby care centers:

Dominican Hospital Emergency Department 
1555 Soquel Drive, Santa Cruz
(831) 462-7710
Open 24 hrs/day

Palo Alto Medical Foundation Westside - Urgent Care
1301 Mission Street 1st Floor
Santa Cruz, CA, 95060
(831) 458-6310

After Hours Nurse Advice Line for all UCSC students:  831-459-2591

LiveHealth Online:  See a healthcare provider using your mobile device, evenings and weekends included.

To contact the Student Health Center for non-urgent COVID specific issues please use Health e-Messenger:  Messages > New Messages > COVID-19 Questions.