Student Accidents and Injuries 

Regular Business Hours:  M – Thurs, 9:00 - 5:00. No medical provider available on Friday.

Minor Injury: 

• Call the SHC for assistance and before sending student to the health center for care to ensure provider availability.
• After 5:00 pm and Friday: If assistance is needed with non-urgent injury, attempt to provide first-aid and have student got to urgent care or call campus police for assistance.
• Link to list of local facilities contracted with VC student health insurance (all students).

Urgent Illness or Injury:

• Call 911
• With an urgent or severe injury, call 911, assist student to the best of your ability. When calling 911, be ready to provide the location (building and room number).

Next Steps

Staff who witnessed and/or rendered aid to student:

• Complete form “Report of Personal (Non-Employee) Accident”
• Deliver report to Student Health within 24 hours! Or send it via encrypted email to VCHEALTHCNTR@vcccd.edu
• The student must contact the SHC to file a claim ASAP! The student will not be able to file claim after 90 days from incident, no exceptions.
• An insurance claim form must be signed by the student  and submitted by the Student Health Center within 3 days for the student to receive coverage and begin using eligible services.
• Deductibles: $50.00 for campus related injuries. $100 for college sponsored athletic injuries $100.
• An injury resulting from a chronic condition (diabetes, epilepsy, etc.) is not covered by the college accident insurance plan but still needs to be reported to the Student Health Center.