Hours of Operations

UHS Hours of Operations

Closure Dates

  • Dec 17, 2024: UHS Closes Early at 3pm
  • Dec 21, 2024 - Jan 1, 2025: Academic & Admin Holiday
  • Jan 20, 2025: Academic & Admin Holiday
  • Feb 17, 2025: Academic & Admin Holiday
  • Mar 28, 2025: Academic & Admin Holiday
  • June 19, 2025: Academic & Admin Holiday
  • July 4, 2025: Academic & Admin Holiday 

For care when UHS is closed, please visit our After Hours Assistance webpage. 

Hours by Day (Full-Service Hours)

Day

Hours 

Monday-Friday

  • General building hours: 8 am - 5 pm
  • General phone hours: 8 am-5 pm
  • CAPS/Mental Health: 9 am-5 pm
  • Lab: 9 am-5 pm
    • Closed for lunch daily: 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
  • Pharmacy: 9 am-5 pm
  • Phone appointments: 8 am-5 pm
  • Primary Care: 9 am-5 pm 
  • Urgent Care: 9 am-5 pm 

Saturday

  • Urgent Care: 9 am-4 pm
  • Pharmacy 9 am - 4 pm
    • Pharmacy Closed for lunch 1:00 - 1:30 pm

Sunday

Hours by Department / Service (Full-Service Hours)

Service

Hours

Advice Nurse

Available 24/7: Call (510) 643-7197  

After Hours Assistance

Please see After Hours Assistance for information and referrals for urgent and non-urgent problems, prescription refills, emergency contraception, and other services that may be needed when UHS is closed. 

Travel & Immunizations

Monday-Friday: 9 am-5 pm.

Appointments are needed for all vaccines. Schedule on eTang (students only) or call (510) 643-7177.

Career Counseling Library

Monday-Friday: 8 am-5 pm (Virtual services)

Call (510) 642-2367 or email careerlibrary@berkeley.edu for services.

Billing & Cashier's Office

  • Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday: 9 am-4:30 pm (In-Person Office Hours) and 8 am-4:45 pm (Phones) 
  • Wednesday: 9:30 am-4:30 pm (In-Person Office Hours) and 9:30 am-4:45  pm (Phones).
  • CLOSED FOR LUNCH: 12 pm - 1 pm

Please feel free to leave a message at (510) 642-8450, or email uhscashier@berkeley.eduor send a secure message through the eTang

Student Mental Health: Counseling, Psychiatry Services

Monday-Friday: 8 am-6 pm (virtual services) and 9 am-5 pm (In-person services with appointment) 

Appointments are booked by calling (510) 642-9494 or via eTang. For after-hours support, please call the 24/7 line at (855) 817-5667. 

Student Mental Health: Campus Mobile Crisis Response

Hours: (starting 9/4/24): Wednesday - Friday  12 PM -10 PM

The team’s services can be reached by calling (855) 817-5667.

Employee Assistance

Monday-Friday: 8 am-5 pm (Virtual services) and 9 am-5 pm (In-person services w/ appointment)

Student Health Insurance Plan (SHIP Office)

  • Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, & Friday: 9 am-4:30 pm (In-Person Office Hours) and 8 am-4:45 pm (Phone Hours) 
  • Wednesday: 9:30 am-4:30 pm (In-Person Office Hours) and 9:30 am-4:45 pm (Phone Hours).

Call (510) 642-5700, email ship@berkeley.edu,or send a secure message through eTang

If you have a question regarding medical/mental health benefits or claims, contact Wellfleet Member Services at (877) 657-5033.  

Health Promotion

Monday-Friday: 9 am-5 pm

Visit the Health Promotion webpage for updates on programs and activities or email hpromo@berkeley.edu

Laboratory

  • Monday-Friday: 9 am-5 pm 
    • Closed for lunch daily 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
  • Saturday-Sunday: CLOSED  

Primary Care Clinics

  • Monday-Friday 8:20 am - 5:00 pm
    • Virtual services can be scheduled Monday - Friday 8:00 am - 6:00 pm.
  • Sunday telehealth 9:00 am - 5:00 pm

Visit eTang or call (510) 642-2000 to make a same-day Primary Care appointment.

If you need urgent medical attention (including, but not limited to, chest pain, trouble breathing, and severe headache), please seek medical attention right away (see below for urgent care hours) and/or call the 24/7 advice nurse at (510) 643-7917.

Health Records

  • Monday-Friday: 8 am-5 pm
  • Window hours: 10 am - 4 pm 

For patient health records requests, please call (510) 642-1804 or email uhsrecords@berkeley.edu

Currently enrolled students can also send a secure message through eTang.

Mandatory TB & Immunization Program

Monday - Friday: 8 am - 12 noon and 1 pm - 4:45 pm. 

The best way to reach the Mandatory TB & Immunization team is via eTang secure message. You can also call (510) 664-5090.

Occupational Health

Monday-Friday: 8:30 am-4 pm (In-person) and 7:45 am-5:00 pm (phones). 

For COVID-related questions, please call (510) 332-7192.  

For work-related injuries that require attention after hours or on weekends, go to the Alta Bates Emergency Department (2450 Ashby Avenue, Berkeley, CA.) Tell them you work at UC Berkeley and have a work-related injury.  

Pharmacy

  • Monday-Friday: 9 am-5 pm 
  • Saturday: 9 am - 4 pm
    • Closed for lunch 1:00-1:30 pm
  • Sunday:  CLOSED

See Pharmacy Services if you need assistance when the Pharmacy is closed. 

We accept cash, Visa, MasterCard, and Discover. We also accept Apple Pay & Google Pay. 

Physical Therapy

  • Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday: 8 am - 5 pm
  • Thursdays: 8 am - 12 pm and 2 - 5 pm
  • Closed for lunch daily: 12 pm - 1 pm

Radiology

  • Monday-Friday: 9 am-5 pm
  • Saturday-Sunday: Closed 

Social Services & Nutrition

  • Monday-Friday: 9 am-4 pm (In-person)
  • Phones answered: 8 am - 5 pm 

If you need assistance, please leave a voicemail at (510) 642-6074. For after-hours support, please call the 24/7 line at (855) 817-5667.  

Specialty Clinic

Monday-Friday: 8 am-5 pm 

Call (510) 643-7177 or come to the Specialty Clinic appointment desk, located on the first floor to schedule an appointment.    

A referral is required from a UHS clinician. For patients currently receiving care for chronic or acute conditions or if you are currently seeing a specialist (for example, post-surgery follow-up), you may be able to make an appointment directly once outside records are reviewed.

Urgent Care

  • Monday-Friday 9:00 am-5:00 pm.  
  • Saturday 9:00 am - 4:00 pm in-person care. Telehealth is available 8:30 am - 10:00 am through primary care appointments booked on eTang. 
  • Sunday CLOSED to in-person care. Telehealth is available 9:00 am - 5:00 pm through primary care appointments booked on eTang.