What do you think of the MSU Health Services moving from Olin Health Center to Service Road?

The x-ray clinic at Olin is pathetic and the one at the CC is state of the art. The CC has lots of board certified docs, Olin does not. Olin has no board certified gynecologist of eye specialist. The CC has people who actually know how to use a slit lamp for eye injuries.

The quality of care offered at the clin cntr is significantly better and certainly worth the longer walk. The x-ray clinic at Olin is non-existent during the summer and during the semesters there are long waits for x-rays due to only one tech on duty. I think it is a move that would be well received by students.

Half of the Olin staff are phys asst and nurse practitioners. One olin physician never did an internship and has no certification. Many of the physicians are retired from somewhere else and get a job at Olin. Olin also contracts out for help from the clin center for physicians. Why not just go to the CC and see a highly qualified physician with a board certification in family medicine or internal medicine. And…if you need an x-ray you can get it right away without going down into that dungeon in the basement and waiting for an hour. Then, the x-ray gets sent over to the CC to be read by one of their radiologists because the Olin staff can’t read the x-rays (pathetic).

I would like to take the opportunity to clarify some of the misinformation that has been shared in the above comments. Of the 13 medical providers in our Primary Care and Gynecology Clinics, four are mid-level providers and nine are physicians. Of our 9 physicians, eight are board-certified in either family practice or internal medicine. Our providers are trained and certified to provide a broad range of medical services. The Joint Commission Accreditation that we have sought and received since 1989 is just one of the ways we ensure that our medical services are of very high quality. For specialty care, we do refer to MSU HealthTeam specialists at the Clinical Center. Referring to specialists is a routine and cost effective way to provide the specialized care that patients require.

The Radiology services provided at Olin Health Center are contracted by MSU Radiology. In essence, you are receiving radiology services from the same department regardless of whether it is at the Clinical Center or Olin Health Center. We also contract with an orthopedic surgeon and sports medicine fellows from the MSU HealthTeam to provide care to students at the Olin Health Center. Contracting their services on a part-time basis is another way we can bring services to students while keeping costs down. We are proud of our medical providers and I can assure you that they are not, in fact, a group of retirees.

Glynda M. Moorer, MD
Director, MSU Olin Student Health Services