Category: FAQs for Parents

Will the University notify me if my student has a health emergency and is transported to the hospital/ ER?

This depends. If a student has a medical emergency and is transported to a local hospital, the Health Center may not be aware of the situation. If a student is transported from the Health Center, and has consented to having their emergency contacts notified, their emergency contacts would be notified by a Health Center staff member. If the student is transported to the hospital from anywhere else on or off-campus, and the Health Center was not informed, our office would not be able to notify you of a situation that we are not aware of.

The Health Center recommends that parents have an alternate contact to reach their student in the event that campus administration is not notified of an emergency situation. This can be in the form of exchanging phone numbers with their roommate(s), saving the phone number for their on-campus Hall Director staff, or discussing an emergency action plan with your student.