The problem becomes even more prominent during winter months when flu season begins. But while University Health Services may be hampered by such ailments, it also has a monopoly on student care. For many students, University Health Services is the only option for health care, and simply because it is the primary option for many does not mean that students should settle for less. It does not mean health services should provide less. We also believe that same-day appointments have become a serious detriment to giving proper care to sick students.
Students are unable to schedule appointments in advance and are often forced to miss classes.
The lengthy wait which occurs in Urgent Care also takes up time that busy students just don't have. It's hard enough to juggle everything else as students, and we shouldn't have to deal with Ritenour, too. Health care is not a privilege. And it certainly is not an option for students who do not have time to be sick. Wake up, University Health Services, and call yourselves on your own mistakes.