ROANOKE TIMES
Copyright (c) 1996, Roanoke Times
DATE: Tuesday, August 27, 1996 TAG: 9608270123
SECTION: WELCOME STUDENTS PAGE: 39 EDITION: NEW RIVER VALLEY
DATELINE: BLACKSBURG
SOURCE: KATHY LU
After handling 55,000 individual visits last year, Brian Warren, director of Virginia Tech's Student Health Services, is prepared to combat any ailments this year's freshmen and returning students may have.
"Our accreditation assures students they're getting good quality health care," Warren said. "And the physicians here are here because they want a career in student health."
Virginia Tech is one of about 50 colleges and universities in the country that has an accredited health service - which means certain standards must be met, including the way medical records are filed and the condition of laboratories and pharmacy.
Health services, in Henderson Hall, also treats more specific questions, such as women's, allergy/immunization and travel. Although some treatments at these clinics cost a small fee, most of the services, prescriptions and routine laboratory work already have been paid for by the student health fee as part of the comprehensive fee.
"I think the students are getting a really excellent deal for their money," Warren said.
Warren also directs the university counseling center in Henderson Hall, which saw about 2,000 people last year.
LENGTH: Short : 37 lines ILLUSTRATION: PHOTO: (headshot) Warren.by CNB