SFSU Student Health Services

Leslie just gave me my flu shot and she was AWESOME! I’m super squeamish so she had me lie down and gave me the shot that way. She stayed with me and brought me a snack and took my bp to make sure I was okay. When I was ready to leave, she walked around the center with me to make sure I wasn’t dizzy.
Thanks, Leslie for making me as comfy as possible! This wuss appreciates it

Went here for the first time today in between classes as a walk in. Everyone was super friendly and helpful. I didn’t expect to be seen so quickly. (Saw the dr AND had my medicine in an hour.) Definitely a huge perk for us students!

havent taken advantage of the health care services yet.
do come for the workshops held here. they have workshops on interesting topics that i signed up for regardless if it was for credit or not.
the people who work here are also friendly and willing to help.

I went here back in December 2010 because I had been having some pretty bad abdominal pain and no appetite for about a day. I’m pretty sure it was caused by food poisoning from Shitty Eats oh I’m sorry «City» Eats, because it started happening right after I ate there. Anyway, the process was very simple. I took a number. They called it. I filled out several forms. They called me in, and had a nurse take my temperature and all of the other vitals. I waited in one of their rooms for just a few minutes and then a doctor (I believe Dr. Molino was his name) came in to examine me. He was very nice. He listened courteously to everything that I had to say, asked me a bunch of questions, and told me that it was probably a minor case of food poisoning. He told me to rest and he gave me some acetaminophen tablets for free, if the pain got really bad. I was in and out of there in probably 20 minutes total. GREAT service.
Overall, utilizing this place is a great idea because 1) it’s free (you pay for it with your tuition), 2) The doctors and nurses there are really nice and know their stuff, 3) If you need medication, they have a pharmacist (there is a small fee though).
5 stars all the way

Friendly Staff.
I went in for a measel shot before I was admitted here. The people here were easy to talk to and they were prompt in service. What more can I say for the service when it’s all included in the tuition. Come here couple times and make your tuition worth it!

YOU PAY FOR THIS IN YOUR TUITION SFSTATE STUDENTS! So use it to your advantage! Great facility with helpful staff and doctors. I don’t have health insurance and it’s expensive just to get my own plan, so this is where I go. I was always seen even if I just walked in. I never had to wait too long, 30 minutes tops to see a doctor.
Getting prescription medications is never a hassle either. Unlike other pharmacies such as CVS or Walgreens, there’s never a long line. I am able to get my prescription for a cheaper price and head out the door without having to pay upfront costs as it gets charged onto my student account (you pay at the bursars).

I love the Student Health Center. Every doctor I have seen has been immensely helpful and better than any other doctor I have seen.
I am so grateful that the first doctor I saw, Dr. Wong, took the time to get my medical history and inform me that the birth control I was taking was not only was likely causing my migraines but also putting me at a high risk for a stroke. She switched my off that medication and I haven’t had a migraine in over a year. I’ve also seen Dr. Gamo twice, who is awesome, and just had a women’s exam with another great doctor who warned me to never take estrogen again because of the high risk of stroke. I would have NEVER known this had I not gone to the SHS last year to deal with my migraines. I even saw other doctors before I attended SFSU about my migraines and they never thought to ask me if I was on birth control. So basically, the doctors here may have saved my life. (Over dramatic I know, but seriously based on the research I’ve done, my risk for a stroke was high before they switched my medication).
Their services are also great. I’ve have a few tests done there (cause my awesome doctors want to make sure I am healthy and test me for all sorts of stuff) and the lab people are super nice. The nurse who took my blood was so sweet and completely put me at ease.
Also the pharmacy is great, they always fill my prescriptions quickly.
I give this place tons of praise for being thorough, helpful and completely awesome. I am going to be so sad next year when I will no longer be a student and I can’t take advantage of their awesome medical services.

These are the places that you know that you need to take an entire day to figure out they system to then wait in line to be seen… But for the first time I was wrong.
I was able to make an appointment online. I was able to walk in the door and be seen and I was able to leave in a little over an hour.
The doctor was very thorough, making sure that I was aware of all my options.
Make sure you go here if you are a student at state. You are paying for these amazing services

Once upon a time I actually had a job and had to pay for my health insurance. Now I’m a full-​time student and seriously taking advantage of the perks… like SFSU Student Health Services. I got a bunch of goodies like condoms and lube and if I need a prescription or need a blood test, I can get one for free. Yay Family PACT! Sure, the wait can really be irritating, but when was the last time you ever got right through the door at a doctor’s office whether you were at California Pacific or Kaiser or St. Mary’s? Also, if you want to make an appointment, you can call them and schedule one up instead of waiting in line. I can’t recall the doctor that gave me my pap but she was gentle and it wasn’t too awkward. However, it’s a little awkward to publicly talk about getting a pap.

I don’t go to State anymore but I definitely took advantage of the Student Health Services when I attended. See, I grew up without health insurance so I didn’t do the regular physical checkup thing. My philosophy was, and for the most part, still is, «Eh, I’ll just sweat it out.» I didn’t utilize their general practice much but I was all about the women’s health services.
All of the staff and doctors in women’s health were kind, helpful, and the wait was never long. Well, one time I did wait over an hour for my appointment only to be passed along to an unfamiliar doctor but that was only because my doctor was helping a hysterical patient, so that was understandable. All of the doctors that I encountered really cared about my well-​being and took the time to educate as well as treat me — all good things for a young woman who had never been examined so personally before. The optometry department is awesome too. When I came here, the optometrists were students from Berkeley so they were kind of required to do a good job.
It wasn’t until I started to working full time and had to start dealing with the hell that is Kaiser that I really appreciated the SF State Student Health Center. Oh, how I miss the days when I can get birth control and contact lenses on the cheap.

I am so very grateful for the health center. The times they have helped me when I was about to burst into tears is numerous (and I am not a very weepy person).
I remember when I first moved to San Francisco and didn’t have a doctor, it was a comfort to visit them. They truly care and I have always felt amazed that I could walk in there anytime and get amazing health care.
Eczema? Prescription cream.
Infection? Antibiotics
Feeling dizzy? Blood test and stress test.
I have gone there for so many ailments and each time, they have thoroughly helped me. Their pharmacy is cheaper than most. Their tests (such as blood and urine) are free. The center is staffed with real doctors, many of which dedicate time outside the center to help lower income communities.
If only all health care was this accessible. It is worth the amount of money they charge each semester.
I don’t think people truly appreciate it until they wake up one morning with worrisome symptoms but can’t get an appointment with their real doctor for 1 – 2 weeks. Wait 30 minutes at the health center and they will ease your worries.

Okay, first time I came here with a dermatological problem. I took a number, waited foreverrrrrrrrrr, just to realize that i was waiting to make an appointment for another time. Grrrr… I sat down with a nurse to make an appointment and left, little did I know that she changed my name and birthday and my entire identity. She, literally, scheduled someone else for an appointment that was meant to be mines. So, I had to go back to the health center and explain to the other nurse that this had happened. At first, she was hesitant to change the appointment to my name, but she eventually did it. She gave me the earliest appointment possible on Wednesday morning and I went in, was immediately attended to and left a happy camper with a bagful of medical wonders.
I’m paying tuition and I have no medical insurance so I’m gonna continue using these services.

Getting free health care at school almost makes me want to never graduate (like that’s happening anytime soon right?) The Health Center is awesome. Everyone’s friendly and you can get an appointment by just walking in. You might have to wait a while, but at least you don’t have to make appointments weeks in advance!
FREE birth control FREE condoms and FREE lube. Does it get any better? Yep, if they prescribe you vicodin (which they do, often), it’s only like $ 6 a bottle WOO!!! And Dr. Ford is pretty much the sexiest man alive. Sometimes I pretend I’m sick just so I can see him. (Dr. Ford if you’re reading this, drop me a line, I’m single… and have never seen a ring on your finger) ;)

I am freaking out because I’m going to graduate this spring and then who will indulge my hypochondria???
Seriously, the staff and faculty at SHS are so nice and professional. I’ve gone in for a number of «just in case» checkups and never once felt like an a-​hole for wasting their time. They were always patient and willing to run superfluous tests to assure me that that freckle is not melanoma, my fatigue is not lymphoma, my chest pain IS in fact just anxiety (Anxiety, me? Can you believe it?!?) and not a heart attack, etc, etc.
And also, the times where there actually WAS something wrong with me, I got prompt and thorough care, had everything explained to me, all my options for treatment mapped out, and usually got hooked up with some killer meds.
Also, free condoms and lube. I mean, what more can you ask for?

Being dependent and stuck on my parents health insurance blows, especially when you now live 30 miles from your usual doctor. It sucks when you blow off changing over your doctor after moving and when you’re finally sick and too weak to even deal with changing over your paperwork, right when you need medical attention the most, is when you cry that you didn’t do it sooner. Welcome to the story of my life. I think I’ll blow off that doctor changing paperwork a little longer now that I know this place has my back as long as I’m paying tuition. AND THERE ARE NO STUPID CO-​PAYS, AWESOME!
The SFSU Student Health Services Center saved me from what was a month-​long post-​21^st-​birthday-​in-​Vegas hangover from hell. Turns out it the beating my body was taking wasn’t exactly normal; it was bronchitis AND laryngitis, who knew?!
…Dr. Teresa Rebeiro, that’s who!
She made sure I got my antibiotics along with cough syrup, pronto. The in-​house pharmacy here had everything ready in about ten minutes after my evaluation with the doctor. The fees get tacked onto your student financial statement so you can conveniently pay them online or in person at the Bursar’s office if you prefer. Getting an appointment was a breeze and paperwork was minimal. What a relief.
Thank you for saving my ass just in time for the fall semester. I don’t know what I would’ve done if I got kicked out of those courses had I been too sick to show up on the first day.

loves it. i’ve been at SF state for 4 years now and never used the health care which is already included in my tuition, i don’t know why. now that i moved to the city it’s extremely convenient to know i have a well staffed health center across the street.
so i went ATV riding near the end of july and got a fatty blister on the inside of my thumb where i was pressing the throttle. i figured it would heal up but for some reason it never did and it was really gross and open for a month. i know, i should have had it checked out but frankly i was too lazy to make an appointment and travel back to the east bay and i figured if i kept neosporin-​ing it it would heal. my room mate finally told me it was disgusting and i needed to get it checked out so i took an adventure.
wait time? uhhh like 3 minutes. once i told her my problem, she said it would qualify as a somewhat emergency and she’d fit me in ASAP [she was not kidding about the soon part. haha]. the doctor told me to use vaseline as neosporin, and keep it uncovered as much as i can, and i thought. that’s it? seriously? what a joke.
a week later it was completely healed.
o.O

If you’re a student here, you should already know that as part of your tuition you are paying for the Health center so you might as well use it as much as you can to get your money’s worth.
The staff is great– always attentive and very cordial in person and on the phone. I ran into one feisty staff member who did not want to help answer my questions on the phone and sounded like she didn’t want to deal with me but hey, that was once and we all have our bad days and I still got the answers I needed.
This place is absolutely wonderful.

So today was my first time experiencing SFSU’s health center. It was actually more pleasant than most health services I’ve used elsewhere. The doctor I had was super nice (I think her last name was Rivera) and the nurses and staff were very cordial and helpful.
I went in for a worsening cold, which they can only do same-​day appointments for. Turns out I had bronchitis! They gave me prescriptions ASAP and I guess tacked the charges to my SFSU bill? I’m not sure, but I didn’t have to pay anything there.
They were prompt, nice, attentive, and ready. It was a great experience! I will be back if need be.

YES YES YES… Cheap prescriptions, quick service and great doctors. One time I fell drunk and when I woke up and sobered up I realized that I broke my arm. They were closed but I saw someone and they opened it for me and did my X Rays and everything. And DR. Ford is WAYYYY HOT, so I second that!

DR. FORD IS SO FOOOOIIIIIINE!
so fine.
like really really fine.
like whoops-i’m-sick-twice-a-month fine
like i-​just-​happen-​to-​be-​wearing-​a-​low-​cut-​shirt-​every-​time-​i-​come-​in fine.
& the free health care is pretty badass too.