UCI Health, Safety and Local Resources for Parents

If your student gets sick

The UCI Student Health Center is on campus at 501 Student Health. It is open Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Wednesday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and seasonally on Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The number for appointments and questions is (949) 824-5301, and students can book through My Student Chart.

After hours, students on the UC Irvine student health insurance plan (UC SHIP) can call the Wellfleet Nurse Advice Line at (866) 440-2752, any time. The health center also points students to UCI Health OnCall telehealth visits, and reminds them to bring their insurance ID card to any urgent care.

For a walk in visit, UCI Health Urgent Care in Irvine is at 19200 Jamboree Road, Suite 1500, open 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. every day, (657) 579-4600. The UCI Health Irvine Emergency Room is at 19210 Jamboree Road, (657) 579-7000, with around the clock emergency care.

In an emergency call 911. For a mental health crisis call or text 988.

The UCI Counseling Center is at 203 Student Services 1, (949) 824-6457, with lobby hours from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. For crisis help after hours, the center lists 988, the Crisis Text Line (text HOME to 741741), and UCI Police. Its website has a section for parents.

Pharmacies

The Student Health Center has its own pharmacy on the same hours as the clinic, reached through (949) 824-5301. UCI Health's Irvine Outpatient Pharmacy ACC is at 19208 Jamboree Rd., Building 823, Room 2350, open weekdays 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., (888) 269-5805. The Albertsons on Campus Drive also has a pharmacy counter that is open on weekends.

Campus police and getting around safely

The UC Irvine Police Department is at 410 East Peltason Drive. Its 24 hour non emergency line is (949) 824-5223. For a late walk back from the library or a lab, the CSA Safety Escort program is free and runs 24 hours at (949) 824-7233 (SAFE). Students call with their name, location, cell number and destination, and escorts cover main campus, University Research Park and all campus housing.

zotALERT is UCI's campus emergency notification system, and the police website links to sign up. Ask your student to confirm their cell number is current in it, and to text you if an alert goes out.

Mail and packages

Each housing community uses its own address format, and the city line is always Irvine, CA 92617:

1. Mesa Court: (Resident name), (Bldg #) Mesa Rd. (Room #), Irvine, CA 92617
2. Middle Earth: (Resident name), Middle Earth Housing, (Bldg #) E. Peltason Dr. (Room #), Irvine, CA 92617
3. Arroyo Vista: (Resident name), (House #) Arroyo Drive (Room #), Irvine, CA 92617. Housing's parent page shows a mailbox number version instead, so confirm the exact format with your student.

Packages are picked up at the Mesa Court Mailroom and Middle Earth's Pippin Mailroom, both open daily 9:30 a.m. to 11 p.m., and at the Arroyo Vista Housing Office (weekdays 8 a.m. to 11 p.m., weekends noon to 11 p.m.). Housing questions go to 949-824-6811 or housing@uci.edu.

Groceries and banking

A nearby full grocery store is Albertsons at 4541 Campus Dr, open 6 a.m. to 11 p.m. daily. Housing's winter break guidance also points students to Trader Joe's and University Town Center nearby. For cash, UCI's International Center lists ATMs on campus for Bank of America, Chase, SchoolsFirst Federal Credit Union and Wells Fargo, and a Chase branch at 4249 Campus Drive.

Care packages that arrive well

The package rooms have refrigerators for perishable food but no freezers, so skip anything that needs to stay frozen. Use the exact community format above, including building and room numbers, and consider timing a box to land just before one of the three finals weeks.