As the fall semester gets underway, Eastern Kentucky University (EKU) enrollment is at its highest ever, with nearly 17,000 students attending, and a new facility has been opened to meet the demand.
Since almost 60% of the students are female, and since the Richmond instituation’s goal is to provide the best care possible for its student body, EKU recently opened a women's health clinic, right on campus. The school partnered with the local health department to make the clinic a reality.
Before the new clinic opened, female students had to make a trip to the health department on Boggs Lane for some female-specific services. The health department is far enough away that most students either had to drive themselves there or find someone to give them a lift.
The school could use printing services to get the word out about the new clinic, which will be open on Tuesdays from 8:00 am until 4:00 pm when school is in session. Services offered at the clinic will be either free or of low cost to students, with the university stepping in to pick up the copay charged by private insurance companies in some cases.
Student health services got the idea for the clinic after their surveyed almost 200 female students last spring. When asked if they would use a women's clinic, each student stated that they would.
Although walk-ins are accepted, the clinic would prefer it if students made appointments before dropping in. When making an appointment with the clinic, students should specify that they want to be seen on campus.
