Our Services/Pocatello and Idaho Falls and Meridian Options
ISU Students Pocatello, Idaho
The Idaho State University Health Center provides an entire range of medical care that includes everything from colds and flu, to treatment of high blood pressure or diabetes.
We care for broken bones, lacerations, abscesses, and other urgent care problems.
Our health care staff strives to provide the necessary services to make certain our patients are healthy.
ISU Students in Idaho Falls:
Currently there is no contact in Idaho Falls for medical coverage. Please contact your own provider or go to a local urgent care.
ISU Students in Meridian:
ISU Meridian students are now eligible to be seen at Unity Health Center, 1130 East Fairview, Meridian, Idaho. Office visits are covered by University Health and will not be charged to the student. Students will be charged for additional services such as laboratory, immunizations and x-rays. These services can be billed to the student's private insurance. The student will be responsible for any co-pays, co-insurane, or deductibles for these additional services. Unity will bill most insurance.
Unity Health Center's phone number is (208) 895-6729. You must present your Bengal Student ID to be identified as an ISU student.
See Unity's web page at: https://uhcidaho.com.
ISU Faculty and Staff
Idaho State University Health Center is now offering acute and preventative care to faculty and staff.
The Health Center offers private, clean, and comfortable exam rooms from board-certified physicians and physician assistants.
Your quality health care services are conveniently provided on campus with short wait times.
In addition to affordable care and treatment, the ISU Health Center also provides multiple on-site services including X-ray, laboratory, and pharmacy.
Faculty and staff are kept healthy through immunizations, blood tests, annual exams, and treatment of ongoing medical issues such as diabetes or blood pressure.
Services we offer include:
X-Ray
Laboratory
Ultrasound
Women's Clinic
PAP smears
Contraceptive Services
Health Maintenance
Men's Clinic
Bengal Pharmacy
Special Procedures
EKGs
Spirometry Testing
Colposcopy
Laceration Repair
LEEP
Minor surgery of lumps/bumps
IV Therapy
Event Monitoring
Light Therapy
Vaccines
Vaccines
A well-immunized student population is important for the overall health of the university community and, most of all, you. The ISU Health Center strongly recommends vaccines noted below.
Although ISU does not require any specific immunizations against communicable diseases for general enrollment, many vaccines are recommended upon entering college. Some programs within the university (such as the health science programs) do have requirements.
We recommend that you maintain a record of all immunizations they have received. Documentation of immunizations is needed for some academic programs, employment, or foreign travel.
If you have any questions about these immunization recommendations, please call us at (208) 282-2330.
The American College Health Association and the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices recommend a few specific vaccines:
- Hepatitis B (HBV): A three-dose series of vaccine is recommended for all young adults prior to entering college.
- Measles-Mumps-Rubella (MMR): Two doses of live virus vaccine, both given after the first birthday.
- Meningococcal Vaccine: One dose, given within three years before starting college. Current recommendations encourage the vaccination of all college students against meningococcal disease.
- Tetanus-Diphtheria (Td): An initial series of three or four shots usually given in childhood; “boosters” every ten years thereafter.
- Pertussis (Tdap): Beginning in 2005, a booster dose of pertussis vaccine is recommended for adolescents and young adults; it is usually administered with tetanus vaccine.
- Varicella (chicken pox): If you did not have chicken pox as a child, you should get immunized with the varicella vaccine.
You may also need to be aware of the Tuberculosis Screening Requirement