About University Health Services
University Health Services (UHS) is an on‐campus medical facility serving the students, faculty and staff of UT Austin. Staff provide healthcare, public health leadership, and other services designed to protect and advance the health of students and support the well-being of the campus community.
In its public health leadership role, UHS provides special clinics across campus to immunize thousands of students, faculty and staff each year and responds to emergent health issues such as outbreaks of contagious illnesses like COVID-19, mumps and influenza.
UHS professional staff work with partners across campus to bolster students’ wellness and safety, whether they are on campus or studying abroad. To build a healthier campus culture, UHS works with professionals at the Longhorn Wellness Center and other campus partners to address priority health and well-being issues on campus such as exercise, sleep habits, stress management, and high‐risk drinking prevention.
Mission
Healthyhorns enhances the health and well-being of students’ bodies, minds and lives in support of their academic and personal goals.
Values
Compassion
Offering and promoting care, open communication, respect, honesty, teamwork and integrity for our staff and students.
Belonging
Cultivating an environment that values and promotes the understanding of differences and enhances our ability to meet the needs of all students, staff and trainees.
Excellence
Providing evidence-informed, high quality and innovative healthcare, customer service, education and public health practice.
Fiscal Responsibility
Providing responsible and ethical stewardship of our resources while considering the cost of care for our students.
Privacy and Confidentiality
Ensuring the protection of students’ personal information is of utmost importance; all legal and ethical standards are upheld.
Staff Development
Ensuring an organizational commitment to the development of awareness, knowledge and skills as a lifelong process.
Student-Centeredness
Prioritizing students’ needs and well-being in every aspect of our work.
Student Empowerment and Learning
Offering information, strategies and additional perspectives to develop students’ health literacy and confidence in navigating life circumstances and relationships.
Facility
University Health Services occupies over 45,000 sq. ft. spanning the entire 1st and 2nd floors as well as parts of the ground and 3rd floors of the Student Services Building. View a map of each floor.
University Health Services is also home to a lactation/quiet room.
Staff
Campus Carry
The concealed carry of handguns is prohibited in patient care areas at UT Austin, including those areas in which professional mental health services are provided. Because a significant majority of the Student Services Building (SSB) is devoted to patient care, the entire building is exempt from the concealed carry of handguns.
Accreditation
Accreditation is a process through which UHS ensures and improves the quality of care provided to patients. Representatives from designated organizations regularly inspect UHS facilities, in some cases without advance notice. UHS must meet standards and pass each inspection with a certain grade to earn accreditation. UHS is also an institutional member of the American College Health Association (ACHA). UHS’s accrediting organizations include:
Impact Statements
The Healthyhorns impact statements highlight the countless accomplishments made by providers and staff in University Health Services, Counseling and Mental Health Center and the Longhorn Wellness Center over the past year.