According to a survey of UGA students carried out this past spring, nearly all students are satisfied with services at the University Health Center, and the satisfaction rate has risen since the center relocated to its new facility in December 1997. At its previous location on North Campus, the health center was already recognized nationally as a benchmark example of exemplary campus health-care delivery. The new location, with its stunning design, promised additional conveniences such as ample parking and expanded clinics. After a year and a half of operation, the statistics are in. Student satisfaction is at the highest level ever recorded at the health center.
Patient visits are up throughout the building.
The health center received the highest marks from its accreditation body. From all accounts, the health center has exceeded expectations, providing convenient and comprehensive primary health care for UGA students. In spring of 1999, the health center administration contracted with UGA's Survey Research Center to ask students their opinions of the quality of services provided at the health center. A remarkable 96.7 percent of students responding expressed overall satisfaction with services and care provided at the health center. This is up from 89.7 percent in 1996 when the center was housed in the Gilbert building.