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Despite the accumulated lore, UHS has only been sued once in the last 15 years. A medical school student sued the University because he lost his eyesight when doctors were trying to save his life from a serious infection. The case was settled out of court.
UHS's legal responsibility to students is exactly the same as the responsibility of any doctor or hospital to its patients. The $95 medical fee--paid by all undergraduates as part of tuition--is purely a financial responsibility, like a private insurance policy, which protects the student in case of...
The UHS director admits that students do sometimes wait a long time in the walk-in clinic. But, he adds, almost no other health service has a walk-in clinic, which means you must go to the desk and register for the next available appointment slot. "Waiting in our clinic...
Even as UHS adds personnel, overcrowding seems inevitable because more people use the various services more often each year. In 1965-66, there were 47,068 visits to the Medical Services, an increase of 3333 over 1964-65. The number of visits to Stillman Infirmary increased very little, but the...
WHILE more students are using UHS, more are also using outside hospitals--the number was up 36 per cent last year, most of whom were surgical patients. Of course, the Health Services is not equipped to handle all medical cases and these will naturally be treated in other Boston hospitals...