Welcome to Student Health!
The Rice Student Health Services provides preventive and outpatient clinical care for the students of Rice University. Student Health is located on-campus and is dedicated to meeting the unique needs of undergraduate and graduate students, with an emphasis on prevention.
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New students- How to check your health data form or vaccine hold:
* Login to ESTHER
* Select "Student Services & Account Information"
* Select "Student Records & Account Information"
* Select "View Holds"
* Confirm that there isn't a ME - Student Health Services Hold or a
VA - Vaccination Hold. The ME hold means your Health Data Form has not
been received or it's incomplete. The VC hold means proof of your
meningococcal meningitis vaccination has not been received.
* If you have other holds on your account, consult the Holds page at
http://registrar.rice.edu/students/holds/. Please note that all new students
have an "Honor Code Affirmed" hold on their account that will be resolved
during orientation.
Please allow time for your forms to arrive in the mail and then add 3 or more business days (more during peak times) prior to checking on hold status.
Holiday Hours 2011/2012:
We are open during final exams thru December 16.
We are closed for winter break December 17 thru January 2.
We reopen at 8am Tuesday, January 3, 2012. We are open Jan 3-6 from 8am-2pm.
We will resume full hours Monday thru Friday 8-5 on January 9.
Aetna Student Insurance Nurse Line - 24 hour assistance.
1-800-556-1555. This is a helpful number to call if you have questions after hours.
FLU SHOTS 2011
FLU SHOTS are here! $13 per vaccine. Please schedule a vaccine appointment.
Meningitis vaccine requirements: All new students, regardless of classification, must complete the meningitis vaccine requirement 10 days prior to arrival on campus. Students who fail to meet this requirement will not be allowed to register or live on campus. This is Texas state law.
After Hours ER Visits
Please check with your insurance company for in network benefits for ER visits.
For minor visits, you may want to consider an urgent care center or outpatient clinic instead of an ER.
Academic Year 2011/2012
The office is open Monday thru Friday from 8 am to 5pm by appointment.