Health & Well-Being

Yale Health and Acute Care

Located in a state-of-the-art facility at 55 Lock Street, Yale Health (YH) provides outstanding, patient-centered care to all members of the Yale community and has a department dedicated specifically to student health. Yale’s medical providers –physicians, nurse practitioners, physician associates, and others are board-certified and committed to a team approach to health care.

Yale Health features an Acute Care clinic open 365 days, 8:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m., RN telephone triage guidance available 24/7 at (203) 432-0123; a 15-bed inpatient facility with two negative pressure rooms; a diagnostic imaging suite including MRI, CT scan, x-ray, and ultrasound; and a full-service retail pharmacy.

Non-emergency Medical Issues     

If you are experiencing a non-emergency minor or moderate injury or illness requiring same-day care, please call Yale Health at (203) 432-0123. Yale Health’s Acute Care clinic is open seven days a week from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. RN Acute Care telephone triage and guidance is available 24/7 at (203) 432-0123.

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Student Mental Health and Counseling

Yale offers robust mental health resources and has available to students mental health assistance specifically geared to their unique challenges and concerns. The newly-launched Yale College Community Care provides counseling and wellness support to undergraduates.

Those students who seek the therapeutic services of the department of Mental Health & Counseling are offered an evaluation within two to four weekdays. Following this initial appointment, most students are typically connected to a therapist within a couple of weeks. 
 

Non-emergency Medical Issues

If you are experiencing non-emergency physical discomfort, please call Yale Health at 203-432-0123. Yale Health’s Acute Care Unit is also open seven days a week from 8 am - 6 pm. RN Acute Care telephone triage is available 24/7 at (203) 432-0123.


 

Sexual Health & Safety

These resources and many others are available to members of the Yale community who are curious about sexual health or who require assistance with an incident of harassment or assault.