Health Service Health Service CenterCenter

The Health Center Office is The Health Center Office is located at La Guardia located at La Guardia Community College Room Community College Room MB40. The office hours MB40. The office hours areare from 9 am to 9 pm.from 9 am to 9 pm.

The Health center Department The Health center Department offers:offers:●First Aid for injuries ●First Aid for injuries ●Blood pressure monitoring●Blood pressure monitoring●HIV/AIDS Testing●HIV/AIDS Testing●Glucose &cholesterol ●Glucose &cholesterol screeningscreening●Health Counseling●Health Counseling●Pregnancy Test●Pregnancy TestWeight and NutritionWeight and Nutrition

Front Desk AreaFront Desk AreaThe responsible of the The responsible of the

front desk are:front desk are:

• Greeting students.Greeting students.

• Provide information Provide information or any service they or any service they need.need.

• Scheduling Scheduling appointments appointments

• Receiving and Receiving and making phone calls.making phone calls.

Students or staff members that do not feel well Students or staff members that do not feel well can rest in the infirmary. They are supervised can rest in the infirmary. They are supervised by the nurse or the EMT.by the nurse or the EMT.

ExaminationExamination RoomsRooms

• There are 3 rooms There are 3 rooms where students can be where students can be examined by the examined by the Nurse Practitioner. Nurse Practitioner. She can diagnose and She can diagnose and treat chronic health treat chronic health problems.problems.

• The nurse can The nurse can prescribe any prescribe any medication they need.medication they need.

Over the Counter Over the Counter MedicationMedication• The Health Center The Health Center

Department provides Department provides medication to relieve medication to relieve minor pains.minor pains.

• For example: For example: Tylenol, Advil Tylenol, Advil Motrin, Benadryl and Motrin, Benadryl and many others.many others.

• Students are request Students are request to sign up a book to to sign up a book to keep track of it.keep track of it.

EMT ParamedicEMT Paramedic• The college has 2 The college has 2

Emergency Medical Emergency Medical Technicians that Technicians that respond to any respond to any emergency at the emergency at the campus.campus.

• The EMT in the The EMT in the morning shift is Luz morning shift is Luz Ruyol. She is been Ruyol. She is been working at La Guardia working at La Guardia Community College for Community College for 5 years5 years. .

My SupervisorMy Supervisor

Ms Elizabeth Carde is the supervisor at the Ms Elizabeth Carde is the supervisor at the Health Center Office and she is been working Health Center Office and she is been working at the college for nine years. She is a at the college for nine years. She is a wonderful person who cares about the people, wonderful person who cares about the people, she always talks about the importance of she always talks about the importance of education.education.