Health & Wellness
Health Services

About

Health Services and its affiliated departments aim to provide primary care that is patient-centered, high-quality, confidential, easily accessible, and responsive to students' needs.

Health Services recognizes that physical and emotional health and well-being are necessary for the student to devote meaningful efforts to the stated goals of education and self-discovery. Partnering with students, we provide holistic care that is respectful of students' personal, cultural and social identities; thus becoming a space for education, self-discovery, and intellectual growth.

Accreditation and Quality Care

Brown Health Services is accredited through January 2022 by the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC), the nation's leading accrediting organization of outpatient facilities.

Being accredited means that we have undergone rigorous professional scrutiny by highly qualified AAAHC professionals and found to provide quality care. It also means that the organization:

  • was visited by experienced AAAHC health care professionals
  • was measured against nationally recognized standards of care
  • demonstrates a strong commitment to maintaining patient safety
  • is dedicated to protecting your privacy
  • meets all federal, state, and local laws as well as AAAHC Standards for the care it provides

If you have a quality or safety concern, you are encouraged to contact the Associate Director at Health Services at 401-863-7872 or via email at Kristie_Sullivan@brown.edu.

Our Impact

Source: Health Services Impact Statement 2018-19

During the academic year 2018-2019, Health Services provided physical exams, urgent care, GYN, sexual health services, anxiety/depression services, concussion care and care of athletes in a total of 36,504 encounters with members of the Brown community.

22,461

medical visits

33,401

prescriptions filled

21,789

laboratory tests

62

Total Health Services Staff

14

Medical Assistants

11

Pharmacy Staff

8

Registered Nurses

9

Nurse Practitioners

7

Board Certified Physicians

5

Support & Admin Staff

2

Physician Assistants

2

Laboratory Staff

3

Radiology Technologists

1

Dietician

“ My provider has continued to foster a welcoming, respectful, and safe environment where I feel that all of my questions are concerns are heard and addressed in a way that is both warm and professional. Thank you. ”

Brown student, 2019