Announcements

We hope this update finds you healthy and enjoying the still early days of 2024.

We are pleased to introduce a new method of communicating care and benefit-related information to our members. In addition to our quarterly newsletter, we will periodically send Member Updates via email containing help for issues we hear patients facing. We’ll use this communication tool to share progress on areas of operational improvement, to bring clarity around complex benefit issues, etc.

And please reach out to us for suggestions on improvement and future topics for us to delve into.

From member feedback comes progress.

Please join us at Yale Health Center throughout March as we acknowledge Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month through a series of educational speaking events. All sessions will be held in the Moreson H. Kaplan Conference Center.

Please note the following important health insurance information and requirements for the 2024 - 2025 academic year.

In the spirit of this joyous season, we extend our warmest wishes to you and your loved ones. Whether you're celebrating traditions with family and friends or taking a well-deserved break, we hope you find time to relax and rejuvenate.

We would also like to take a moment to share a few updates with you as 2023 comes to a close:  

• Revised Masking Guidance 
• Recess Hours
• New Member Coverage Booklet

Yale Health Center & Yale Public Safety Facility Dog Heidi are better together!

Join us on Thursday, September 21 from 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. at 55 Lock Street for an afternoon of hugs, snuggles, food, games, and raffle prizes with Heidi and several of her friends from across Connecticut and New England.

Food from Bears BBQ, Soulfully Vegan, and Pasta A’Vest will be served.

Enter a raffle for the chance to win two round-trip tickets from Avelo Airlines, redeemable for any flight destination! (Only individuals who are present at the 1:30 p.m. drawing will be eligible to be chosen.)

Heidi and her friends can't wait to see you there!

Yale Health is once again offering free influenza (flu) and COVID vaccines to Yale faculty, staff, students, and Yale Health members through our annual vaccination clinics. Details are below, as well as a bit about Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) vaccine. 

Yale Health recently its annual Flu clinics are now accepting appointments from members of the Yale community, including Yale Health members, and university faculty, staff, and students. 

The following medications are commonly used for the treatment of type 2 diabetes or weight management: Ozempic, Wegovy, Saxenda, Trulicity, or Mounjaro. In recent months, the demand for these drugs, as well as supply issues, have led to a global shortage of these medications.

Lock Street will become a one-way street due to construction occurring on Lock Street adjacent to Grove Street Cemetery.

With the PHE ending, what changes are ahead for COVID-19 testing and vaccination? Learn about Rapid Antigen / At Home Kits and PCR (Laboratory) testing updates.