Harvard University Health Services (HUHS)

The Harvard University Health Services (HUHS) provides comprehensive health care to meet students’ needs. We encourage students to visit the HUHS website for detailed, up-to-date information, including department locations, phone numbers, and hours of operation; how to make appointments; event listings and announcements; and additional health information and resources.

After Hours Urgent Care Clinic at HUHS

The After Hours Urgent Care Clinic is open nights, weekends, and holidays. Whenever possible, students are encouraged to call their primary care team or mental health provider for advice during regular office hours.

If a student needs to be hospitalized, there is an on-site facility, Stillman Infirmary. Students with emotional difficulties who need a safe place to spend a few nights should make use of this option. When students need to be hospitalized for medical or surgical treatment, the main sites of care are Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Children’s Hospital and the Mt. Auburn Hospital.

How to get to the hospitals

Public transportation is available to Brigham& Women’s, Beth Israel Deaconess and the Children’s Hospital: The M2 bus , or the T E Green Line to Longwood Medical Area. Mt. Auburn Hospital is located about one mile from Harvard Square on Mt. Auburn Street and is accessible by the Watertown Square and Waverly Square buses which run frequently from the underground bus depot at the Harvard T stop.

Harvard University Student Health Program (HUSHP)

All Harvard students are automatically enrolled in the Harvard University Student Health Program (HUSHP) and the cost of the program is applied to their term bill. Students with other health insurance coverage may be eligible to waive the Student Health Insurance Plan.

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HUSHP is made up of two parts:

Student Health Fee: Required of all students who are more than half time and studying in Massachusetts. This fee covers most services at Harvard University Health Services, including internal medicine, medical/surgical specialty care, mental health/counselling services, physical therapy, radiology, Stillman Infirmary, and 24/7 urgent care.

Student Health Insurance Plan: Provides hospital/specialty care through Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts and prescription drug coverage through Medco. Coverage includes emergency room visits, hospitalizations, diagnostic lab/radiology services, ambulatory surgery, specialty care outside HUHS (limited), and prescription drug coverage. Benefit limits and cost-sharing may apply—visit the HUSHP website for more details.

To learn more about HUSHP please visit hushp.harvard.edu or email Member Services at mservices@huhs.harvard.edu