ONONDAGA, N.Y. — Syracuse Community Health and Onondaga Community College (OCC) on Thursday formally opened the new Syracuse Community Health Quick Care Clinic on the OCC campus.
The facility is open to OCC students and employees, as well as community members, OCC said in its announcement.
“The new opening of Quick Care at OCC is a great opportunity to expand access and provide equitable, high-quality care,” Dr. Ofrona Reid, president and CEO of Syracuse Community Health, said in the OCC announcement.
The new Syracuse Community Health Quick Care Clinic at OCC will help patients with health issues that include cold or flu symptoms; ear, nose, and throat problems; minor lacerations, splinters, cuts, and bruises; flu vaccines; sprains, aches, pains; treatment for rashes and infections; and work physicals
The clinic also offers phlebotomy services available on site, a pharmacy with prescription delivery available, and mental-health services (by appointment only).
It’ll also provide rapid testing (results during visit) for COVID-19 antigen, glucose glycosylated hemoglobin, influenza, pregnancy test (urine), strep A test, and urinalysis.
The Syracuse Community Health Quick Care Clinic at OCC is open Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. It is located in Residence Hall C with a dedicated, exterior entrance, OCC said. The phone number is (315) 234-5996.
“We are delighted to welcome Syracuse Community Health and its Quick Care Center to our campus. They are a vital healthcare organization in our community, committed to providing high-quality care to those in need. Like OCC, we share the middle name of ‘community’ and a similar focus. We are fortunate to have Syracuse Community Health as a partner dedicated to making Central New York a better place for all,” Warren Hilton, president of Onondaga Community College, said in the school’s announcement.