Emergency and Urgent Care

Emergencies

Emergency services are available to students through Fairview Hospital at 29 Lewis Ave., Great Barrington. It's approximately a 5 minute drive from the campus. The emergency number in Great Barrington is 911.

Emergencies that occur during Student Health Services office hours Monday-Friday should be handled by the Health Services staff by calling ext. 7353 or 7357. Night and weekend emergencies will go through the Security office at ext. 7291. Security will contact the Resident Director on call and the nurse on call.

It is a policy of Bard College at Simon's Rock that parents/guardians will be notified of any Emergency Room admission or hospitalization with the exception of sexual assault of a student over the age of eighteen.

Urgent Care

Nurses are on call, with physician backup, nights and weekends during the school year for urgent care needs. The nurse on call can be contacted through Security at ext 7291 or the Resident Director on call.