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Health and Counseling Services
Health Center
The Pfeiffer University Health Center provides high-quality, confidential health care delivered by Atrium Health. The health center is located in the Stokes Student Center. It is open Monday – Friday from 8:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. (it is closed 12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.).
Appointments can be made 24/7 by visiting MyAtriumHealth.org (online scheduling available after your first visit), or by calling the health center at 704-463-3425.
If you need non-emergency care outside of normal clinic hours, call the health center to get connected to several after-hours resources, including nursing support and the on-call provider.
In addition to in-person visits, video visits can be scheduled for patients located in North Carolina. Video visits are a great option if you’re too sick for an in-person visit or are off campus during school breaks.
Students do not pay any out-of-pocket costs for services they receive at the health center. These services are covered by your student fees.
Services include:
- Sick visits for colds, flu, COVID-19, allergies, sinus infections, urinary tract infections and more
- First aid for minor cuts, burns, sprains, strains and more
- Testing for STIs and pregnancy
- Wellness exams
- Vaccinations
- Care for chronic conditions such as diabetes and asthma
- Prescription management
- Annual physicals
- On-site labs
- Specialty eConsults, whereby the clinic provider can consult with select Atrium Health specialists
Local off-campus options for non-emergency needs:
230 Highway 49 North
Richfield, NC 28173
703 Leonard Avenue
Albemarle, NC 28001
Emergency resources:
Note: Residential students are encouraged to notify their resident assistant or resident director and the Misenheimer Police Department in the event of an illness or injury requiring emergency treatment.
Counseling and Wellness
Pfeiffer University has partnered with the Virtual Care Group to provide free, unlimited access to therapists and on-demand crisis counseling. You have 24/7 access 365 days a year as long as you remain enrolled at Pfeiffer University.
Register at thevirtualcaregroup.com/Pfeiffer (be sure to use zip code 28109 when prompted).
The counselors with the Virtual Care Group provide specialized care in the following:
- ADHD/Learning Disabilities
- Addiction
- Anger Management
- Anxiety
- Crisis Intervention
- Cross Cultural Issues
- Depression
- Discrimination
- Domestic Violence
- Expat Counseling
- Faith Based Counseling
- First Nation/Aboriginal Issues
- Grief/Bereavement
- LGBTQ+
- Sexual Abuse
- Sexual Harassment
- Transgender/Gender Identity
- Trauma
The Wellness Center also recommends the following resources:
- Suicide Prevention Lifeline
- Call: (800) 273-8255
- Chat: https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/chat/
- The Trevor Project (LGBTQIA+)
- Call: 1-888-488-7386
- Chat: https://www.thetrevorproject.org/get-help/
- Text “START” to 678678
- The Steve Fund (BIPOC)
- Text “STEVE” to 741-741
- National Domestic Violence Hotline: (800) 799-7233
- Call: 1.800.799.SAFE or 1-800-787-3224 (TTY)
- Chat: https://www.thehotline.org
- Text “START” to 88788
If there is an immediate danger to yourself or someone else, please call 911, or go to your local emergency department. If you are searching for Pfeiffer Marriage and Family Therapy Clinics, please click here.