Medical and Dental Care
Student access to local Medical and Dental Care is subsidized through Knox's Health Insurance program. Though Galesburg is home to 2 hospitals and a large number of small practices, students are left to fend for themselves when confronted with medical problems or when looking for a regular GP.
There is currently no on campus health service, with the exception of the SHAG, which can't actually help you if you break your neck, or need insulin.
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Medical[edit]
OSF St. Mary Medical Center[edit]
Main article: OSF St. Mary Medical Center
Though further from campus, OSF has a very well appointed ER. If you cut your toe off in the middle of the night, you'll meet some very interesting people there.
Galesburg Cottage Hospital[edit]
Main article: Galesburg Cottage Hospital
This hospital is closer to campus, though the Emergency Room facilities tend to seem less well maintained than those at St. Mary's.
Small Practices[edit]
- Galesburg Family Practice
Family Planning Service of Western Illinois, Inc.[edit]
The source for cheap, discrete birth control. They will give you a bag of condoms just for walking in the door. Birth control pills can be obtained here for as little as $25. Despite cheap birth control methods, teenage pregnancy rates in Galesburg remain much higher than the national average. Knox Insurance covers free STD testing, and OBGYN exams for free at FPS.
Knox County Health Department[edit]
HIV testing.
Dental Care[edit]
Resources[edit]
- Galesburg Cottage Hospital - official website
- OSF St. Mary's Medical Center - official website
- Family Planning Service of Western Illinois, Inc. - official site
- Knox County Health Department - official site
