GCU Health, Safety and Local Resources for Parents

In an emergency call 911. For a mental health crisis, dial 988.

If your student is sick

The Canyon Health and Wellness Clinic is in Papago Apartments North (Building 47). It is open Monday to Friday, 7:45 am to 5:30 pm, with shorter hours (8 am to 4 pm) in summer and over school breaks, and it is closed weekends and school holidays. Call (602) 639-6215 or email campushealth@gcu.edu. Walk ins are welcome. Physicians and nurse practitioners there offer primary care, lab testing and screenings, women's health and X rays, and they can prescribe medications.

After hours and on weekends, your student can call the clinic's nurse advice line at (877) 602-7217. For an emergency, the clinic says to dial 911 and then notify GCU Public Safety.

Urgent care. The clinic's Emergency and After Hours page lists Alliance Urgent Care at 3502 W. Camelback Road (Monday to Thursday only) and AlphaMed Biltmore at 1743 E. Camelback Road, open weekdays 8 am to 6 pm and Saturdays 10 am to 4 pm. Call ahead, since GCU's older community sheet lists a second Alliance address.

Emergency rooms. Hospitals the clinic lists as open 24 hours include Abrazo Central Hospital (2000 W. Bethany Home Road), St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center (350 W. Thomas Road), Banner University Medical Center (1111 E. McDowell Road) and HonorHealth John C. Lincoln Medical Center (250 E. Dunlap Ave.).

Pharmacies

GCU's community resources sheet lists CVS at 3440 W. Glendale Ave., Walgreens at 4249 W. Glendale Ave. and another CVS at 4040 N. 19th Ave. If your student fills prescriptions away from home, have them move the prescription before they run out.

Counseling and support

The Office of Student Care is GCU's counseling center, on the second floor of the Student Life Building (Building 26), open Monday to Friday, 8 am to 5 pm, at (602) 639-7007. Short term counseling is free for traditional full time students living on campus, and the office also runs group counseling and crisis intervention. After hours it points students to 911 or Public Safety, 988, the EMPACT line at (480) 736-4950 and the 24/7 Warm Line at (602) 347-1100. Student Care's parent page adds that if you think your student is in danger or may harm themselves or someone else, you can start a wellness check by calling Public Safety at (602) 639-8100.

Campus police and safety

GCU Public Safety works 24 hours a day, seven days a week, from the first floor of the Grove parking garage (Building 80), with AZPOST certified police officers, campus safety guards and dispatchers. Call (602) 639-8100. Blue light emergency phones stand throughout campus and in every garage. Campus based students are automatically subscribed to Alert GCU, the RAVE Mobile Safety emergency alert system, and can update their contact details in the Student Portal. Anyone can share a concern through the LopeSAFE reporting form.

Mail and packages

GCU's family guide gives this format:

First Name, Middle Initial, Last Name (no nicknames)
Residence Hall or Apartment Building Name and Room Number
3300 W. Camelback Road
Phoenix, AZ 85017

The Mail Center is Building 44 on the campus map. Students get a GCU email when a package is ready and scan their GCU ID to pick it up. Questions go to (602) 639-7905.

Groceries, banking and everyday supplies

The campus map lists an on campus Corner Store in Building 71 and a Global Credit Union location inside the Lope Shop (Building 24).

Care packages

Use your student's first name, middle initial and last name exactly as above, with no nicknames, and include the building name and room number. Your student will see the GCU email notice and pick the box up at the Mail Center with an ID.