Emergencies & After-hours Care
Students can take their UT student ID and health insurance card/information to the University of Tennessee Medical Center Emergency Room at 1924 Alcoa Highway. A special pricing agreement is available to UT students at this hospital ER only.
For additional information regarding access to care through UTER when the SHC is closed, see After-hours Care.
Other ERs Close to Campus
Other ER’s close to campus, where special pricing agreements do not exist, include Fort Sander’s Regional Medical Center ER and East Tennessee Children’s Hospital ER (must be </=21 years of age).
Transportation
If you require transportation to the hospital, in accordance with your needs, you may call a local taxi or transport service, have a friend transport you, or call 911 for emergency transport.
NOTE: Including a non-UT healthcare resource on this page does not signify an endorsement of the resource or its services by the university. Transportation to off-campus healthcare facilities, either by Emergency Medical Services (EMS) or private/public conveyance, is not a Health Center provided/covered service.