Health & Wellness
McCourt is committed to supporting your mental, physical, and emotional well-being. These health and wellness resources are here to help you maintain a healthy balance between academic life and everything beyond it.
Wellness Wednesday
Wellness Wednesday is a weekly initiative that actively reminds students, faculty and staff to take time to center themselves and focus on their health. Recent Wellness Wednesday activities have included:
- Aromatherapy
- Bingo Night
- Therapy dogs
Interested in learning more or supporting this initiative?
Resources for emergencies (on or off campus)
Georgetown Emergency Response Medical Services (GERMS)
GERMS should be called whenever a person in the Georgetown community is sick, hurt, or scared about the health or well-being of another person. If necessary, GERMS will escort the student to the nearest hospital emergency room. Contact GERMS at 202-687-4357.
Georgetown University Police Department (GUPD)
GUPD can be reached at 202-687-4343 for other on-campus emergencies. For the Sexual Assault Response Team, ask to be connected to Sgt. Pearson. If experiencing an emergency off-campus in the DC Metro area please call 911.
Resources at Georgetown
Explore resources and information about Georgetown University’s well-being resources accessible in person or remotely via telehealth.
LiveSafeApp
Mobile safety app providing: emergency support and response, request saferide/safewalks, and access to important resources (mental health, sexual assault, and bias reporting)
Student Health Center
Staffed by primary care physicians and nurses with particular training and experience in college health. Call 202-687-2200 or message through the MedStar portal. For after-hours call 202-444-PAGE (7243) and ask for the SHC provider on call.
Georgetown Counseling and Psychiatric Service (CAPS)
Ongoing tele-health service available to students located in DC, Maryland and Virginia. To make a free appointment, call 202-687-6985 during business hours (Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.- 5 p.m.). After hours, call 202-687-6985.
Health education services
Staffed by licensed health professionals who provide confidential services to students free of charge.
HOYA Wellness Wheel & Resources
The HOYA Wellness Wheel provides a visual representation of the nine dimensions or areas of an individual’s life that contribute to their overall health, and links to resources available at Georgetown for each of those dimensions.
HoyaWell
HoyaWell provides students with 24/7/365 access to telemental health services from anywhere in the United States at no cost to students. Please contact TimelyMD Customer Support at 833-484-6359 or help@timely.md.
Student health insurance
Many students are eligible to enroll in Georgetown’s Health Insurance Plan. To check your eligibility and activate your plan please follow this link. All insurance-related questions should be directed to the SHI Office at shi@georgetown.edu or 202-687-4883
Student outreach and support
Student Outreach and Support is a non-confidential resource offering support to students experiencing crises, difficult personal circumstances or unexpected transitions that interrupt a student’s course of study.
John Main Center for Meditation and Interreligious Dialogue
The JMC offers a contemplative sacred space in Georgetown University through regular meditation sessions and special events, offered in a spirit of friendship and openness to all.