More Health Services Equals Fewer Trips Off Campus Tuesday, October 27, 2026
"For a college student, being able to walk into the Student Health Center and have a concern evaluated, tested and in some cases, treated, without having to arrange transportation, miss additional classes or pay an urgent care copay can make a significant difference."
Point Park University is expanding the health services full-time students will be able to access directly through the Student Health Center. The goal is to reduce trips to urgent care or emergency departments and make healthcare more accessible and affordable.
"For a college student, being able to walk into the Health Center and have a concern evaluated, tested and in some cases, treated, without having to arrange transportation, miss additional classes or pay an urgent care copay can make a significant difference," said Nurse Rebecca Harper, director of the Student Health Center.
The expanded services include:
- additional point-of-care testing
- STI and other send-out laboratory testing
- treatment for certain common conditions under physician-approved standing orders
- expanded minor injury and wound care
- allergy and contraceptive injections
- emergency stabilization
- IV hydration
- treatment of minor lacerations with tissue adhesive
The expanded services are available because of the strengthening of the university's clinical partnership with Allegheny Health Network and working with the university's new medical director, Dr. Karina Rovnan.
"We’re building a more comprehensive clinical framework that will allow us to safely manage more concerns on campus while still connecting students with outside providers when they need a higher level of care," Harper said.
In addition to services, Harper has overseen the expansion of the Wellness-on-the-Go vending program, which launched in 2024. At five locations around campus, students can access 24-hour health and wellness supplies, including some free items and others at cost.
A new initiative, Wellness-on-the-Shelf, includes items that aren't practical for the vending machine, such as larger first-aid items and durable equipment like crutches and braces.
"Together, the wellness vending machines and Wellness-on-the-Shelf are part of a larger effort to make basic health resources easier for students to access when and where they need them," Harper said.
Locations of the vending machines and shelf drop-offs can be found on the Student Health Center's Clinic Initiatives page.