Medical Emergency: What To Do

Actions to take in a medical emergency 

In the case you are having a medical emergency while the Health & Wellness Center is closed, please take one of the following actions: 

1. If you are on Lehigh's campus, call the Lehigh University Campus Safety at: 610-758-4200

2. If you are not on Lehigh's campus, call the Police Department at: 911 

Lehigh University students who are experiencing a medical emergency and feel they cannot wait to be evaluated when the Health & Wellness Center is open may choose to utilize one of the following emergency rooms: 

1. St. Luke's University Hospital 801 Ostrum St. Bethlehem, PA 18015 484-526-4500 (*this is the closet emergency room to Lehigh's campus at 1.2 miles away from the University Center)

2. Lehigh Valley Hospital - Muhlenberg 2545 Schoenersville Rd. Bethlehem, PA 18017 484-884-2201

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How to contact the Health & Wellness Center after hours 

Even when the Health & Wellness Center is closed, by calling our main number (610-758-3870) through a partnership with Lehigh Valley Health Network, students can get in touch with a Triage Registered Nurse for health issues that are non-emergent, but cannot wait until the next day.  When students call our line after hours, there will be a prompt for them to select that will automatically connect them to the LVHN triage nurse department. A summary of the encounter will be sent to The HWC for a Provider to review the following day.