Wilcox Health Center

Welcome to the Wilcox Health Center!

The goal of our Health Center staff is to provide a variety of health related services to the campus community, in a clinic setting. Our staff welcomes the opportunity to consult with students wishing to take personal responsibility for their own health and wellness or seeking information for classes and presentations.

We employ a full-time registered nurse and a full-time physician's assistant, and also have a doctor on staff.

Office hours are from 8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. and 1 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Call (989) 463-7181 to make an appointment. We offer a variety of services to the campus community, including the following:

Health Center Services:

  • Out Patient Care
  • Care for acute injuries and illnesses along with chronic conditions
  • Referral services depending on the nature and severity of the conditions.  Affiliation with Gratiot Medical Center allows for referral to multiple specialists, as needed.
  • Certain diagostics, such as lab draws, strep tests, mono tests, culture collections, and scheduling of outside services, such as x-rays.
  • Sports physicals
  • Physicals for overseas traval and employment
  • Immunizations
  • Allergy shots

Women's Services:

  • Annual phyicals
  • Pap and pelvic
  • Contraception options and education
  • Breast Health and exam
  • STD testing  and treatment (also for men)
  • Evaluations and treatment of menstral problems

Confidentiality:

All visits are confidential.  Signed consent and a list of persons to have access to patients medical record will be utilized and enforced.

Emergency Care:

Will be provided by MidMichigan Health - Gratiot ER (989) 463-1101.  After hour care will be provided by Urgent Care (989-466-3332).

Cost:

We accept most insurance health plans.  As a courtesy, we will submit a claim to your insurance company.  If your insurance company does not pay the Wilcox Health Center within a reasonable length of time, the patient will be responsible for any unpaid balance.  The bill will be sent to the student's home address.  For your convenience , we accept VISA, Mastercard, Debit Cards, and Discover.

Anyone with billing questions should contact Gratiot Professional Billing Services at 989/466-7192 or 989/466-7191, or toll free at 888/681-5666.

 

Alma College’s first-year students can choose to “go green” through the Get Out Bike Program, designed to reduce their carbon impact. By signing a pledge not to bring a car to campus, participants in the program receive a bike to keep at a discounted rate. Downtown businesses are easily accessible to student cyclists. Campus also is bordered by the 41-mile Fred Meijer Heartland Trail.

 

Faculty Profile

Dr. Melvin Nyman

Dr. Melvin Nyman
Departments: Mathematics

Melvin Nyman found his job at Alma simply by chance. A job posting led to a Good Friday interview between family events.

More than 30 years later, he is a professor in the math department and has been the mayor of the city of Alma since 2002.