HEALTH CENTER - EMERGENCY SERVICES

Emergency Services

Dial 911 for Wilkes-Barre City EMS. An AED is located at the college switchboard and in the Scandlon Gymnasium

After Hours Non-Emergency Care

When the Health Center is closed, and you feel you have an emergency, or cannot wait until we reopen, you can be seen at the Wilkes-Barre General Hospital Emergency Department located one half mile from campus on North River St .  If necessary, transportation to a medical facility is available for resident students.

Refer to Medical Resources for a list of health care providers and walk-in clinics that are just a few miles from campus.

Medical Emergencies (reasons to go to the emergency room)

• Loss of consciousness/convulsions
• Severe pain
• Severe shortness of breath
• Asthma/Choking
• Chest pain
• Uncontrollable bleeding
• Poisoning
• Alcohol/Drug abuse
• Major injury
• Allergic reactions
• Severe burns
• Fractures/Dislocations
• Loss of vision
• Severe Nausea / Vomiting
• Severe diarrhea
• Convulsions