Bakersfield College and Clinica Sierra Vista Team Up to Keep Students HealthyStaying healthy is an essential part of keeping a student’s college education moving forward. With the goal of overall student health in mind, Bakersfield College and Clinica Sierra Vista (CSV) have formed a partnership to provide health services to students on the College’s Panorama Campus in northeast Bakersfield.The College and Clinica Sierra Vista have already had an existing partnership serving students at the College’s Delano Campus for several years.“We want our students to stay healthy so they can be successful in achieving their educational goals here at Bakersfield College,” said Bakersfield College President Dr. Greg Chamberlain. “By partnering with Clinica Sierra Vista, we are providing students with quality health services and a large network of medical care services with ease of accessibility.”
The mission of Clinica Sierra Vista is to provide high quality and comprehensive primary and preventive health care services at the most efficient cost to the underserved populations of Kern,Inyo and Fresno Counties regardless of ability to pay and to seek necessary resources to meet the growing health care demands while maintaining the corporation’s financial integrity. We strongly believe in everyone’s right to quality health care; therefore, no one is denied services based on race, religion, ethnicity, sex, age, disability or economic status.”This new partnership with Bakersfield College is an appropriate extension of our long-time commitment to high quality primary care for Kern County populations” said Clinica Sierra Vista’s CEO Steve Schilling. “We are thrilled to have been asked to help the college meet its holistic obligation for student services and good health”.Bakersfield College Health and Wellness Center relocated to a more central area of campus, adjacent to the cafeteria, in Campus Center. The Health and Wellness Center is open five days a week, and hours of operation can be found on the Center’s website or at the Center location.
In addition to the College’s full-time, on staff registered nurse, a CSV physician, Dr. Michael Farber is on campus from Monday to Wednesday from 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and on Thursdays from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Mental health services are provided by Edie Warkentin, Licensed Clinical Social Worker from CSV, on Tuesdays from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., Wednesdays from 3 to 5 p.m. and on Thursdays from 3 to 7 p.m.All students who are currently enrolled at Bakersfield College and attending at least one class on the Panorama Campus are able to visit the Health and Wellness Center for no cost. The Student Health Fee covers consultations with all staff, but does not include medical insurance coverage for testing or referrals for services not offered on campus.
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