Concordia's health center
The health center services are available to all students, full and part-time, at no cost.
The health center is dedicated to providing basic, high quality, holistic health care that is easily accessible and responsive to your health needs. We also strive to encourage your continued growth in health care consumerism.
Everything you strive to do is easier if you are feeling well. At the health center we are here to help you recover from illness, but we also want to go beyond that by helping students learn how to prevent health-related problems and to achieve optimal wellness.
Free immunization clinic for those under 19:
Time: From 10:30 to 12:30 on the 3rd Tuesday of every month
Location: Faith Lutheran Church (1245 N. 2nd in Seward)
Required: Bring a consent and copy of your current immunizations. The Health Center can assist students with this.
Free immunizations offered: Menactra (protects against meningitis); Gardasil (protects against HPV); Hepatitis B; MMR (Measles, Mumps, Rubella); Td (Tetanus, Diphtheria); Tdap (Tetanus, Diphtheria, and Pertussis – whooping cough)
Contact: Come to Concordia's health center for further information or call 643-7224.
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Opportunities to donate blood
Look for notices and sign-ups on campus when the Community Blood Bank or American Red Cross are here on a blood drive. You need to wait fifty-six days between your donations.
Health center staff
The health center is supported through a joint venture with the university and the local health care organization, Memorial Health Care Systems. The staff members include:
Chris Blanke, R.N.C., M.S., Director of Health Services and Campus Nurse
Lecia Vitosh, ARNP, Mid-level Provider
Van Vahle, MD, Medical Director
Health center location, hours and contact information
The health center is conveniently located on the lower level of the Campus Center. Fall and spring semester hours are:
Monday: 9 a.m. - noon and 1-2 p.m.
Tuesday: 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Wednesday: 9 a.m. - noon and 1-2 p.m.
Thursday: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Friday: 8 a.m.- noon
The health center is closed during the summer, during which time Concordia students have access to the
Seward Family Medical Center, 250 N. Columbia Ave., 643-4800 and Memorial Health Care Systems. Health information is also available at your fingertips via several
health hotlines.
For questions or more information, please
e-mail us or call 402-643-7224
After hours care
Students can receive after hours emergency care at Memorial Hospital by calling 643-2971. The hospital address is 300 N. Columbia Ave, Seward, 68434.