The Student Health Service is located on the lower level of the Penn Tower Hotel at 34th and Civic Center Boulevard, directly across from the Hospital, next to the University Museum. The Student Health Service is responsible for student health care at the University of Pennsylvania, both by appointment and in cases of emergency.
Medical care is provided to students on both an outpatient and inpatient basis.
Students should always bring their University ID and insurance information when they come in for medical care. Student Health specialty services on site include orthopedics, gynecology, and podiatry. Special services also include a family planning clinic for reproductive counseling, allergy shot injections, and travel counseling. Referrals are made to medical specialists at HUP when medically indicated. All hospitalization and day surgeries are performed at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania.