About Health Service
Location and Hours
Health Service Location (Medford/Somerville and SMFA Students)
Medford, MA 02155
Phone: 617-627-3350
Fax: 617-627-3592
Students are able receive their primary care through Atrius Health, at the Kenmore-Harvard Vanguard 133 Brookline Ave. location, a full service primary care site. If you have the student health insurance you will be charged a $20 co-pay or a 15% coinsurance for x-rays, labs and other ancillary services. If you do not have school insurance you can use the Kenmore-Harvard Vanguard Health Center and pay at the time of your visit or go to another provider who will accept your insurance. Check the website of your insurance company (Blue Cross, for example) to find an approved list of area providers. Please remember to identify yourself as an SMFA student when you register with the health center on the phone or in person.
Health Service Hours
- Walk in for any acute illness or injury, whenever the office is open.
- Make appointments for routine and follow-up visits: 617-627-3350
During the Academic Year
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday: 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. (except January 15 open at 12 noon)
Wednesday: 10:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. (except November 21: close at 12 p.m.)
Friday: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Saturday: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
We are open on holidays, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., during the academic year when dorms are open (Labor Day, Indigenous People's Day, Veterans Day, Martin Luther King's Day, Presidents Day, Patriots Day).
Monday, December 17- 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Tuesday, December 18- noon to 5 p.m.
Wednesday, December 19- 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Thursday, December 20- 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Friday, December 21- 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Saturday, December 22- closed
Wednesday, Dec 26th-Jan 11th
*Regular academic schedule resumes January 16th at 8 a.m.
Open 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. (closed during lunch 12pm-1pm)
Saturday: closed Dec 29th, Jan 5th and Jan 12th
Closed on: December 24th, December 25th, December 31st, January 1st, January 21st.
Spring Break Hours start March 16th- March 23th
*regular Academic schedule resumes on Mar 25th
Mondays to Fridays: 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. (closed 12 to 1 p.m. for lunch)
Saturdays: closed on March 16th and 23th
Summer Hours start May 11th- August 18th
*regular Academic schedule resumes on Aug 27th
Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays: 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Wednesdays: 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. (Closed on June 5th)
(closed 12 to 1 p.m. for lunch)
Saturdays: Closed
Pre-Orientation starts August 20th- August 25th
*regular Academic schedule resumes on Aug 27th
(closed 12 to 1 p.m. for lunch)
Monday, August 20: 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Tuesday, August 21: 10 a.m.to 4 p.m.
Wednesday, August 22: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Thursday, August 23: 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Friday, August 24: 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. (closed 11:15 am to 1 p.m. for lunch)
Saturday, August 25: Closed
Clinical Lab Hours
Lab is only open on days when Health Service is open.
Monday, Tuesday and Thursday 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Wednesday 10:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Friday 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and closed for lunch 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Saturday 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Hours for private clinician lab specimen collection.
Lab is only open on days when Health Service is open.
Lab is closed 12pm-1pm for lunch.
Monday, Tuesday,Thursday and Friday 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Wednesday 10:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Closed on Saturdays.
Hours for private clinician lab specimen collection.
After Hours
If you are having a life threatening emergency please call:
- from SMFA or off campus: 9-1-1
- from Medford campus phone: 617-627-6911 or x66911
If you want to see a medical clinician after hours, nearby resources include:
- For medical emergencies call 9-1-1
- For medical advice, please call 617-627-3350 and follow the prompts to reach the after hours nurses line.
- If you are having a mental health emergency and want to talk with someone, call the Tufts Police at 617-627-3030 and ask to speak with the counselor on-call. Tufts Counseling and Mental Health Service is on call 365 days a year.
If you would like Tufts to follow up on your care, please make sure to tell the center that you are a "Tufts Students" and allow them to send us a report via fax.
@Medford/Somerville Campus
- The Partners Urgent Care Center- 127 Main Street, Medford, MA 02155 781-957-3160
- The CVS Minute Clinic @ Porter Square- 36 White St., Cambridge, MA 02140 617-876-5519
- The urgent care center of the Lawrence Memorial Hospital in Medford - 170 Governors Ave, Medford, MA 02155 781-306-6100
- The CareWell Urgent Care in Somerville - 349 Broadway, Somerville, MA 02145 617-996-6987
- The PhysicianOne Urgent Care in Medford - 4110 Mystic Valley Pkwy, Medford, MA 02155 781-874-9399
@SMFA Campus
- Harvard Vanguard at Kenmore- 133 Brookline Ave, Boston MA 02215 617-421-1000
If you would like Tufts to follow up on your care, please make sure to tell the ER that you are a "Tufts Students" and allow them to send us a report via fax.
@Medford/Somerville Campus
- The emergency room of the Somerville Hospital on Highland Ave. in Somerville - 230 Highland Ave, Somerville, MA 02143 617-591-4500
@SMFA Campus
- Brigham and Women's Health Emergency Room- 75 Francis St, Boston 617-732-5636
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Emergency Room- 190 Pilgrim Rd, Boston 617-754-2400