Location & Hours
Student Health Services Closures
Closed weekends and holidays (Health Center, SHOP, CAPS, and CARE) For medical attention, see our After-Hours Care Sheet.
November 20 - UCSC Pharmacy will be closed from 1-2 PM.
Closed on the following holiday dates: November 28-29, Monday, Dec. 23, 2024 through Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025
X-ray/Radiology services are temporarily unavailable. For assistance, please contact our Nurse Advice Line at 831-459-2591.
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 | Closed weekends and holidays
Health Information Management closed for lunch from 1–2 PM each day
The Cowell Student Health Center Lobby opens at 8 AM daily, except for Thursdays, at 9:30 AM
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Mon, Tues, Wed, Fri |
Thursday |
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Health Information Management Insurance & Billing Pharmacy |
8:30 AM–5:00 PM |
9:30 AM–5:00 PM |
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Laboratory Self-Ordered STI Testing |
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Closed on these dates:
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Tues, Wed, Fri: 8:30 AM–5:00 PM
Thurs: 9:30 AM–5:00 PM Drop in hours on Thursday from 2:45-3:30 PM and Friday 2-3:30 PM. (Order glasses, contacts, adjustments, & repairs. Full eye exams are not available during drop-in hours.)
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Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) hours:
| Mon-Thurs | Friday | Sat/Sun | |
| Counseling and Psychiatry | 8:00 AM–5:00 PM Remote services available. |
8:00 AM–5:00 PM | For after hours and weekend Crisis Service please call 831-459-2628. |
| Crisis Services | 8:00 AM–4:30 PM Remote services available. |
8:00 AM–5:00 PM | For after hours and weekend Crisis Service please call 831-459-2628. |
| Campus Mobile Crisis Team | Campus Mobile Crisis Team | 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 to Friday |
Sat/Sun |
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| SHOP | View SHOP hours | 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 |
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Confidential conversation with a State Certified Crisis Counselor call: |
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| 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
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After Hours Care Information [printable PDF] |
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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 Department1555 Soquel Drive, Santa Cruz (831) 462-7710 Open 24 hrs/day Palo Alto Medical Foundation Westside - Urgent Care 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.
