Care Provided through the Vaden Health Services Portfolio: How Your Health Fee Works
The Vaden Health Services portfolio offers an extensive array of services, both clinical and preventive, to support student health and well being, many of which are covered under the Campus Health Service Fee. The Health Fee is a quarterly, mandatory fee charged to registered students. For the 2025–2026 academic year, the Health Fee will be $271 per quarter. The charge is included in the student’s university bill for each quarter that tuition is charged.
Locations
The Vaden Health Services portfolio is comprised of the following services and locations:
Vaden Health Center (866 Campus Drive)
Vaden Health Center (866 Campus Drive), the ambulatory clinic where most clinical services are housed, is located on the southeast side of campus across from Wilbur Field. Our facility offers quality-driven health care services with special attention to privacy, comfort, and convenience. Our team of health care providers specializes in student health and understands the challenges that students sometimes face. Services at this site include primary medical care, nutrition care, and counseling and psychological care (including short term therapy and psychiatric evaluation). In person and virtual appointments are offered. The center is open Monday through Friday, and some weekend and holiday hours are available as well. Medical advice for urgent conditions and crisis counseling support services are available after-hours by phone.
Kingscote Gardens (419 Lagunita Drive)
Located on the northwest edge of campus, Kingscote Gardens (419 Lagunita Drive) houses several of the Vaden portfolio’s services including: health and wellness programs that support healthy living, relationships and connections with others, recreation and fitness, sleep, and other aspects of fulfillment and flourishing; a coaching program designed to assist students as they navigate their well-being journey; the Weiland Health Initiative, a unit whose mission is to promote mental health and wellness across the spectrum of gender identities and sexual orientations through education, training and clinical services; and the university’s Confidential Support Team (CST) whose staff offers confidential support to students impacted by sexual, intimate partner, or gender-based violence or harassment.
Rogers House
Rogers House, located across from Tresidder Union, is home to the Substance Abuse Programs, Education & Resources (SUPER) unit. SUPER staff work to reduce high-risk alcohol and other drug usage and their related harms among Stanford students by enriching the social experience and providing collaborative, cutting-edge, and empirically-proven educational strategies and programs.
Stanford Living Education (SLED), also located at Rogers House, offers experiences for academic credit as well as non-credit opportunities. Through integrating theory, research, and experiential practice, innovative, transformative learning environments are created which focus on holistic student development.
Health Fee Coverage
The Health Fee covers many of the professional services provided by:
- Medical Services
- Nutrition Counseling
- Counseling and Psychological Services
- Weiland Health Initiative Clinical Counseling Services
The following Vaden Health Services offices and programs are available to all students:
- Well-Being at Stanford Coaching vaden.stanford.edu/well-being
- Confidential Support Team
- Office of SUPER (Substance Abuse Programs, Education & Resources)
Most of our Vaden departments also offer outreach events and programs that are available to all students.
Services Offered at Vaden Health Center but Not Covered by the Health Fee
The following services are provided at Vaden Health Center but are not covered under the Health Fee. We offer these services at Vaden Health Center as a convenience to our students. In most instances, charges will apply. The out-of-pocket cost will depend on the type of health insurance coverage the student has; the payment due at the time of service will typically range from the amount of an insurance copay to the full cost of the service. Under some circumstances, students may be able to recapture some or all of the cost if the service is covered by a private health insurance plan.
- Pharmacy prescriptions and other medications (Walgreens at Vaden)
- Physical Therapy treatment (MORE Physical Therapy, Inc.)
- Travel Clinic visits and travel-related vaccinations
- Immunization and Injection Clinic Services (including immunizations and tests to meet the University’s Health Requirements if they are not complete prior to arrival)
- Laboratory testing (Most specimens collected at Vaden Health Center are sent to Quest Diagnostics, Inc., or Stanford Health Care for analysis.)
- Professional interpretation of diagnostic radiology images (X-rays taken at Vaden Health Center will be read by a Stanford Health Care radiologist.)
- Ongoing individual therapy sessions at CAPS which exceed a brief treatment model (Providers will discuss any applicable fees with students before billing occurs.)
- Psychiatric medication management
- Physical examinations (and associated lab tests and x-rays) for employment, special programs, or other purposes
- Medical specialty consultations (Those offered at Vaden Health Center currently include Optometry and some Disordered Eating services.)
Accessing Care through Vaden Health Services
Vaden hosts a secure portal called ‘VadenPatient’ that allows you to:
- Make appointments for general medical care, immunizations/injections, nutrition counseling, and Travel Clinic
- Cancel appointments
- Communicate with your provider
To access VadenPatient, you will need your SUNet ID and password and your student ID number. You may also call the main Vaden Health Center number at 650.498.2336 to request an appointment if you have a more urgent need.
- For mental health care appointments through Counseling and Psychological Services, call 650.723.3785.
- For non-urgent appointments with Confidential Support Team, call 650.736.6933.
- For Weiland Health Initiative appointments, call 650.723.2005.
Once You’ve Made an Appointment…
- Make sure you know where your appointment will be held (Vaden Health Center vs Kingscote Gardens vs virtual)!
- If in person, plan to arrive 15 minutes ahead of your scheduled appointment to allow time to check in and complete any needed forms. Late arrivals impact our ability to effectively serve other patients and could result in a fee and/or rescheduling of your appointment.
- If applicable, bring a list of medications you are currently taking and any medical records that are relevant to the reason for your visit.
- For appointments taking place at Vaden Health Center, check in at the appropriate reception area.
- For appointments in other settings (e.g., Kingscote Gardens), follow building signage to the appropriate unit and check in
Walgreens at Vaden: Meeting Pharmacy Needs on Campus
Walgreens Pharmacy, located on site at Vaden Health Center, is open to students and dependents of students. Services include:
- Personalized consultations
- Coordination of care between pharmacist and health care provider
- 90 day supply option for some maintenance medications
- One year supply option for birth control
- Efficient, easy processing of refills
- Flu shots and routine immunizations
- (e.g., HPV, Meningococcal, MMR, Tdap, Hepatitis A and B, and SARS-Cov-2)
- Discounted rates on over-the-counter products
View Vaden Health Center's hours of operations and contact information
For assistance with Health Compliance Requirements or with Insurance/Referrals questions:
Submit a ServiceNow (‘SNOW’) ticket and select the ‘Student Health’ box.
- For Health Compliance Requirement questions, select ‘Inquire about Student Health Requirements’
- For Health Insurance questions, select ‘Inquire about Health Insurance/Cardinal Care’
- For questions about medical billing, select ‘Inquire About Medical Billing Statement’
Additional Options for Care on or Near Campus and When Vaden is Closed
See a complete listing of Vaden Health Center’s hours of operation. When Vaden Health Center is closed (such as outside of clinic hours, during some school breaks, or on certain holidays) or if you are seeking other options for health care, consider the following providers. The severity of your condition may determine which option best fits your needs.
Please check with your insurance to make sure any care you receive will be covered.
Cardinal Care is accepted at all of these providers.
| STANFORD EXPRESS CARE | STANFORD HEALTH CARE WALK-IN CLINIC | PALO ALTO URGENT CARE at the PALO ALTO MEDICAL FOUNDATION | STANFORD HEALTH CARE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT |
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Stanford Express Care offers primary care services for non-urgent situations. The clinic is located in the Hoover Pavilion at 211 Quarry Road, Suite 202 (near Stanford Shopping Center) and has extended evening and weekend hours. Same day appointments are offered. More information is available at the Stanford Express Care website or at 650.736.5211 | Stanford’s Walk-In Clinic offers non-emergency care for individuals 6 months and older for minor illnesses, injuries, and wounds. Located at 211 Quarry Road, Suite 402 (near Stanford Shopping Center), the clinic is open M–F and has extended evening hours. No appointment is needed. More information is available at the Stanford Walk-In Clinic website or at 650.497.3940 | Palo Alto Urgent Care offers urgent care services for situations that are more medically acute. The facility is located at 795 El Camino Real in the Palo Alto Medical Foundation complex and has extended morning, evening and weekend hours. More information is available at the Palo Alto Urgent Care website or at 650.853.2958 | Located in Stanford Hospital, the Emergency Department is open 24 hours per day, 7 days per week for medical emergencies. The emergency entrance to the hospital is located at 1199 Welch Road. More information is available at the Emergency Department Website or at 650.723.5111 |
You will need to present your insurance card at the time of service. | |||
TimelyCare – 24/7, 365 Days per Year Virtual Care
TimelyCare is Stanford University’s 24/7, 365 days per year resource for virtual medical and mental health care. TimelyCare is offered as a supplement to the extensive existing in-person and virtual services offered by Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS), Vaden Medical Services, and other Vaden and on-campus resources. The service, offered at no additional cost to enrolled students who are residing in the United States, provides virtual medical and mental health care at all hours and on all days, including up to 12 scheduled mental health therapy sessions per academic year. Students need their SUNet ID to enroll, and we encourage enrollment upon entry to the university so that access is seamless if/when a service is needed.
