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History repeats itself
By Matt Beck , '97-'98 Staff Writer
Issue date: 11/4/05 Section: News
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Health care remains largely inaccessible to many Hendrix students, but a student committee will soon submit a health care proposal for consideration by Senate and the Board of Trustees.
The Student Association Advisory Council (SAAC), formed by Senate last spring, found that a growing number of students, especially those from out of state, have trouble accessing affordable care while they are at college, according to Terra Sabag '98, chair of SAAC.
The Council made health care its focus this year and is conducting research through contact with other schools and a health care survey of 440 students.
Since the demise of the campus infirmary in 1968, there has been no form of health care available to Hendrix students on campus.
The level of health care currently in place at Hendrix, as described by Dean of Students Craig Ullom, consists of three parts. First is the First Call Service, which is a 24 hour toll-free number to Conway Regional Medical Center that helps students find appointments with any of the 80 doctors who practice at Conway Regional. The second component is the transportation provided by the Hendrix First Response Team and any Resident Assistant in the event of a nonemergency. In the event of an emergency, a student must rely on emergency medical technicians from Conway Regional. The final component of campus health care is the health information provided through pamphlets and the Student Wellness Guide.
According to survey results provided by SAAC member Thomas Buford '01, students do not find this plan adequate. SAAC encouraged students to submit testimonials, and several complained of waiting for days to see doctors and out-of-state insurance that does not transfer to Conway physicians. Sixty-six students said that their health insurance does not transfer to a doctor in Conway. And although Hendrix now Requires all freshmen to have health insurance, SAAC estimates that five percent of students are not covered.
Hendrix First Response Team is also the subject of controversy. The survey showed that 80% of the respondents knew about the organization, but a full quater of them were reluctant to use it.
"Students rarely, if ever, utilize First Response, and though it may be useful in aiding in the treatmenbt of emergency injuries, it is not what Hendrix needs the most, if it all," said one member of First Response...
(The Profile copied this story from volume 86, issue 15 of the Profile. The story continues, but the '05-'06 Profile could not run it because of space constraints. If you would like to read this or another back issue of the Profile, then eiter visit Bailey Library or write the Profile at proed@hendrix.edu for information.)
The Student Association Advisory Council (SAAC), formed by Senate last spring, found that a growing number of students, especially those from out of state, have trouble accessing affordable care while they are at college, according to Terra Sabag '98, chair of SAAC.
The Council made health care its focus this year and is conducting research through contact with other schools and a health care survey of 440 students.
Since the demise of the campus infirmary in 1968, there has been no form of health care available to Hendrix students on campus.
The level of health care currently in place at Hendrix, as described by Dean of Students Craig Ullom, consists of three parts. First is the First Call Service, which is a 24 hour toll-free number to Conway Regional Medical Center that helps students find appointments with any of the 80 doctors who practice at Conway Regional. The second component is the transportation provided by the Hendrix First Response Team and any Resident Assistant in the event of a nonemergency. In the event of an emergency, a student must rely on emergency medical technicians from Conway Regional. The final component of campus health care is the health information provided through pamphlets and the Student Wellness Guide.
According to survey results provided by SAAC member Thomas Buford '01, students do not find this plan adequate. SAAC encouraged students to submit testimonials, and several complained of waiting for days to see doctors and out-of-state insurance that does not transfer to Conway physicians. Sixty-six students said that their health insurance does not transfer to a doctor in Conway. And although Hendrix now Requires all freshmen to have health insurance, SAAC estimates that five percent of students are not covered.
Hendrix First Response Team is also the subject of controversy. The survey showed that 80% of the respondents knew about the organization, but a full quater of them were reluctant to use it.
"Students rarely, if ever, utilize First Response, and though it may be useful in aiding in the treatmenbt of emergency injuries, it is not what Hendrix needs the most, if it all," said one member of First Response...
(The Profile copied this story from volume 86, issue 15 of the Profile. The story continues, but the '05-'06 Profile could not run it because of space constraints. If you would like to read this or another back issue of the Profile, then eiter visit Bailey Library or write the Profile at proed@hendrix.edu for information.)