Health Clinic
The skilled staff of the health clinic is here to help you maintain optimal health and recover
quickly from illness.
Kate Sikic, APN, is our full-time
advanced nurse practitioner providing a full range of ambulatory health care, including lab
services in collaboration with
Rush Oak Park Hospital and
James Baraglia, M.D.
In addition, the Wellness Center staff is here to help students comply with state
requirements for immunizations. Call us with questions about
immunizations and compliance
rules. Dominican also requires all students to provide a
health history
with their immunization record. This allows us to properly plan for and deliver high quality health
care services at any point of need.
Health clinic services include but are not limited to:
- Immunizations and immunization titres
- Assessment of health concerns, patient education and wellness support
- Diagnosis and treatment of coughs, sore throats, colds and flu, injuries
- Chronic disease management - e.g. asthma, diabetes
- Supportive and preventive health education
- Screening for mononucleosis, strep, STDs, anxiety and depression, addictions and other health
concerns
- Travel exams and immunizations
- Reproductive health care, education, support and exams
- Referrals to a community-wide network of professional health services
- Preventive medicine
- Treatment and medication management for students with ongoing conditions
- Physicals
Wellness Room
Located within the Wellness Center is a new Wellness Room. The Wellness Room is a
beautiful, quiet place for comfort and healing, stress relief, private relaxation, meditation,
self-care and alternative wellness support. The Wellness Room features a light therapy box for
students experiencing seasonal affective disorder (winter blues); relaxation music; and a
comfortable, quiet, calm space for solitary healing or reflection.
Call 708-524-6229 to reserve time in the Wellness Room.
Confidentiality at the Wellness Center: Your privacy is valued.
All Wellness Center health records are confidential and maintained separately from other
university records. They are not a part of permanent student records.
Administrators, professors, residence hall staff, parents, friends and roommates cannot
obtain information about a student or a student's counseling or health record except in the case of
an emergency determined to threaten harm to the student client or others.
Students who choose to verify to others on campus that they have seen a counselor at the
Wellness Center, are encouraged to request a “walkout receipt”. Students who request Wellness
Center staff to speak with anyone regarding the individual consultations and ongoing work, are
required to provide a written release of information that includes a witness signature.
To provide students with the highest quality, comprehensive care, the Wellness Center staff
consults with each other and maintains consultative relationships with external service providers
who are required to maintain the same standard for confidentiality.
Wellness Center external service providers often advise others in the university community
about managing relationships with students in general but will never disclose information about a
student without written permission except in an emergency.
To release private health information please fill out the
Release of Health
Information Form
Our Student Health Insurance Policy
All students are urged to maintain adequate health insurance coverage. If you have
existing health insurance coverage or another plan for paying your medical expenses, you must
complete the Waiver Form at
www.dominicaninsurance.com. Please note: Existing
coverage will be verified.
If you do not have existing coverage, Dominican University strongly encourages you to enroll
for the Student Health Insurance Plan. The plan is customized to balance affordability with
coverage that will help most students manage their health care needs while in college.
Go to
www.dominicaninsurance.com to enroll or to complete
the waiver process.
If you have any questions, please call Dominican University’s customer service team at
(800) 452-5772 for help with enrollment or the waiver process.
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