Important Notice
Appointments are encouraged. Please call 508-929-8875 to make an appointment.
Measles Outbreak March 24, 2025
Following the 2025 March break travels, we would like to remind you that the measles outbreak is ongoing. Fifteen states currently have positive cases. Massachusetts is not one of them.
Measles is a highly contagious disease spread when an infected person coughs or sneezes which can linger in the air for up to 2 hours.
Symptoms of measles typically appear 11 to 14 days (and as long as 21 days) after exposure.
Fever is usually the first sign (day 10-12 after exposure) followed by runny nose, red, watery eyes and a rash that starts (typically 3-5 days after fever develops) in the mouth lining then on the face and spreads downward on the body.
Anyone who is to not fully vaccinated (two doses of measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) given one month apart after age of 12 months or a positive blood titer noting immunity) – OR has a medical or religious waiver for the measles vaccine, are at risk of contracting measles.
Please contact your health care provider or a local pharmacy if interested in getting the MMR vaccine if you are not fully vaccinated.
What to do if you feel unwell and have traveled outside of New England, please call the Health Center at 508-929-8875. Please refrain from walking in to the health center.
We strongly advise you to wear a mask if you feel unwell for any respiratory illness.
Your health and safety remain our top priority.
WSU Health Services
Health Services exists to provide accessible, affordable, quality healthcare to full-time and part-time degree seeking, undergraduate Worcester State University students, with a particular focus on wellness and prevention.
How Can We Help?
Health Services is an appointment-based service that provides diagnosis and treatment of episodic illnesses such as:
- Administration of immunizations
- Colds
- Contraceptive management and counseling
- Diagnosis and treatment of sexually transmitted infections
- Gynecologic care
- Headaches
- Health and wellness counseling
- Laboratory work
- Mononucleosis
- Nausea
- Rashes
- Sore Throat
- Urinary Tract Infections, etc.
- Vaginitis
- Vomiting
To make an appointment, call Health Services at 508-929-8875 during business hours. Students are typically able to be seen same day or next day.
If you have what you believe to be an urgent need, please call Health Services during business hours to see if we have available appointments that meet your need. We will in some cases be able to accommodate walk-ins.
There is no fee or co-pay for any care given at Health Services. Students are financially responsible for all diagnostic test fees, prescription fees and all medical services received off-campus.
Staff
Part time MD staff available two days a week.