Patient Care: Watkins Health Services

Campus:

Lawrence

Policy Statement:

Watkins Health Services maintains internal policies and procedures to assure quality patient care is provided for the students and staff at the University of Kansas.

Contact:

Chief of Medical Staff
Watkins Health Services
Watkins Memorial Health Center
1200 Schwegler Drive
Lawrence, Kansas 66045
785-864-9500

Approved by:

Watkins Health Services Director & Chief of Medical Staff

Approved on:

Sunday, October 1, 2006

Effective on:

Sunday, October 1, 2006

Review Cycle:

Annual (As Needed)

Background:

Watkins Health Services is a nationally accredited ambulatory health care facility. Services are provided at Watkins Memorial Health Center on the Lawrence campus. The health center employs a staff of board certified Physicians and Nurse Practitioners, plus a clinical support staff including nursing, pharmacy, radiology, laboratory, physical therapy, and nutrition. Services also include Immunization & Allergy injections, Nurse Triage, GYN, a Walk In Clinic, and a 24/7 Nurse Help Line.

Watkins Health Services is designed to provide care to a university population. Services are available six days a week. More information is available at the Watkins Health Services website.

Specific policies/procedures relating to certain aspects of patient care are listed with this document.

Related statutes, regulations, and/or policies:

AD-105 Terminating Patient Relationship
AD-110 Advance Directives
AD-404 Continuity of Care
AD-410 Treatment Agreement
AD-411 Informed Consent
AD-412 Personal Representative
AD-413 Measles, Mumps, Rubella and Meningitis Immunization and TB Screening Requirement
PH-100 Access to Pharmacy Services
LB-207 Releasing Lab Results to Patients
RD-003 Female Patients
PC-054 Ambulance Transfer of Patients to a Hospital
PC-010 Patient Chaperone
PC-701 Communicable Disease Notification
PC-800 Immunization Requirements for KU Pharmacy Students
PC-851 Travel Medicine
PC-805 Vaccine Information Statement Documentation

Keywords:

Terminating; Advance Directives; Patient Acknowledgement; Consent; Informed Consent; Personal Representative; Pharmacy; Laboratory Results; Patients; Infectious Disease Reporting; Female Patients; Ambulance; Patient Chaperone, Did Not Keep Appointment; Communicable Disease; Hepatitis B Vaccination; Meningitis Vaccination; Travel Medicine; International Student Screening; Immunotherapy Injections; GYN; Urgent Care

Review, Approval & Change History:

04/01/2016: Removed a link and updated outdated links.

11/20/2014: Fixed broken links under Related Policies.

10/27/2014: Updated the title of the unit to Watkins Health Services.

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Patient Care: Watkins Health Services