Student Health Services Available
Merrimack’s Hamel Health Center treats a number of medical health conditions, offering care when you need it most.
LOOKING FOR MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES?
Hamel Health Center Hours & Location
- Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
- 477 Andover Street (Elm Street) - across from campus main entrance
Schedule Your Appointment
Hamel is open for patient visits by appointment only. Book your appointment online now or call us at 978-837-5441.
How to Prepare for Your Appointment
You must bring your health insurance card to each visit as we keep it on file in case we need to send it with lab samples, x-ray orders or for referrals. Please arrive 15 mins before your appointment time to fill out required paperwork. If you are late to your appointment we will do our best to accommodate you, but you may need to be rescheduled.
Medical Health Conditions Treated
Hamel Health provides care of acute health issues and injuries. We treat a variety of concerns, including:
- Asthma
- Colds
- Flu Symptoms
- Rashes
- Sexual Health
- Sore Throats
- Stomach Issues
- Strains and Sprains (Minor)
- Many more!
Hamel Health Center also offers lab work (both onsite or offsite with an order from our providers), prescriptions, medications, wellness care and referrals to outside specialists.
Visit The Counseling Center for mental health services.
Emergency Care
Emergencies on campus: MCPD (Merrimack College Police Department) services on campus are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Call extension 5911 if on campus for emergency response.
Emergency rooms at Merrimack Health Hospitals also provide 24-hour medical care.
Merrimack Health Lawrence (formally Lawrence General Hospital)
1 General St.
Lawrence, MA 01842
978-683-4000
Merrimack Health Methuen (formally Holy Family Hospital)
70 East St.
Methuen, MA 01844
978-687-0151
140 Lincoln Ave
Haverhill, MA 01830
978-521-8600
Prescriptions
Most primary care physicians will continue to prescribe chronic/daily medication for you while you’re in college. Please make arrangements with your prescriber to have your medications filled or ask your prescriber for a referral to a local provider.
- Hamel Health Center does not store nor directly manage medications for you unless discussed and agreed upon with the Medical Director of Hamel Health.
- Hamel Health Center does not prescribe controlled substances.
- If you take an injection medication and need help while on campus, please contact our office to review this with our Medical Director. We will happily go over your specific needs with you and see how we can assist.
- You are allowed to keep all medications in your room. If you take a controlled substance, we advise you buy a lock box to store your medications in. Do not share medications with others.
- You may wish to transfer ongoing prescriptions to a local pharmacy before arriving on campus.
Pharmacy
There is one local pharmacy within walking distance of Merrimack College:
CVS Pharmacy
110 Turnpike St.
North Andover, MA
978-686-3854
Health Insurance
All full-time graduate and undergraduate students attending Merrimack College must carry health insurance. You are automatically enrolled in the College-offered health insurance plan. If you prefer to carry your own health insurance policy, please fill out a waiver to document coverage.
In order to ensure our community members have access to high-quality medical care, students who use Hamel Health Center will not be charged directly through their own health insurance as they would at other medical facilities or their own doctor’s office. The times health insurance would be used is for labs, x-rays, referrals or other ancillary services.
It is important to ensure your health insurance plan covers full care while here at Merrimack. Most out of state insurances only cover EMERGENCY CARE and not routine care.