Health Center
Welcome!
The SXU Health Center is unique in that we serve students, faculty, staff and members of the community. We are a nurse practitioner-led primary care clinic that is open year-round and provides a variety of services for our patient population. Located at 3925 W. 103rd Street (Driehaus Center), our mission is to provide accessible and affordable holistic care that upholds the SXU standard for excellence.
Flu and COVID-19 Vaccines
Influenza vaccines and COVID-19 vaccines for the 2024-2025 season are in stock. We offer flu vaccines for children six months and older and COVID-19 vaccines (Pfizer and Moderna) for children 12 years and older. Please call today for an appointment!
Schedule an AppointmentCOVID-19 Information
What do I do if I test positive for COVID-19?
If you suspect you may have COVID-19 you can take a home test or make an appointment at the Health Center for testing. If your test is positive, you should take steps to prevent spreading the virus. You can return to your normal activities if you are:
- Fever-free for 24 hours without the use of medication.
- Symptoms are improving. If you don't feel well, stay home!
When you go back to your normal activities, take extra precautions for the next 5 days. This may include increased hygiene, masking and physical distancing, especially if you will be in a crowded space or around people who are medically vulnerable.
COVID-19 Vaccines
It is recommended that everyone six months and older get a COVID-19 vaccine for the 2024-2025 season. The Health Center has them in stock, as well as most pharmacies and doctor's offices. COVID-19 vaccines are a safer, more reliable way to build protection than getting sick with COVID-19. Immunity from previous vaccines and infections decreases over time. The 2024-2025 vaccines have been updated with the variant (virus strain) that is currently circulating.
Services Offered
We offer sick visits for anyone 18 months of age and older. The following are some examples of visit reasons:
- Sore throat/strep throat
- Cold/flu (including rapid flu and COVID-19 testing)
- Sinus infections
- Urinary tract infections
- Pink eye
- Ear irrigation
- Mono (including rapid mono testing)
- Minor Injury (no X-ray services on site)
- Sexually transmitted infection testing and treatment
- Mental health (can treat basic anxiety/depression, depending on severity may be referred to a mental health professional)
We will ask you to wear a mask if you are experiencing any upper respiratory symptoms. Certain types of visits can be completed as a telemedicine visit, please ask when you make your appointment.
- School/well-child physicals (preschool through college)
- Sports physicals
- Camp physicals
- Health program physicals
- Work physicals
- DOT physicals
- Well-woman physicals (including pap smears)
- We offer all CDC recommended vaccines for infants through older adults.
- Please see our Immunizations Offered page for a full list.
- We give travel vaccinations (e.g. Yellow Fever, Typhoid, Japanese Encephalitis) as part of a travel visit. These vaccines must be special ordered, but usually arrive in 2 business days.
- We currently are not part of the Vaccines for Children program.
- DOT physicals
- Illinois Bus driver physicals
- DOT drug screens
- Learn about our additional services on our Occupational Health Services page.
- Titers
- Urine drug screens
- PPD placements/readings
- QuantiFERON gold
- All required immunizations
- All of our specimens are sent to Quest Diagnostics for processing.
- We offer adult and pediatric blood draws (including lead testing). Pediatric lab draws are limited to the times our pediatric provider is in the office (please call for more details).
- Patients can bring in lab orders from outside medical providers for specimen collection. The results are then faxed directly to the provider.
- Many of our nurse practitioners are certified CPR instructors through the American Heart Association.
- Please see our CPR Classes page for information on schedules and classes offered.
- Our staff offers health education on various topics around the SXU campus and throughout the community.
- Looking for a speaker at your school or place of business? Let one of our nurse practitioners give a presentation on a health topic of your choice to your students or employees.
- We participate in health fairs around the Chicagoland area to provide information on health topics.
- We offer nicotine and tobacco cessation counseling and treatment provided individually and in groups.
- Traveling internationally? We offer comprehensive travel visits that cover everything from immunizations needed to malaria prevention to traveler's diarrhea.
- Please see our Travel Medicine Services page for more information
We are a tobacco-free campus!
Saint Xavier University is proud to be a tobacco-free campus since 2017, with the goal of providing a safe and healthy living/learning/working environment for students, faculty, staff and visitors.
Learn morePatient Testimonials
"My first experience at the SXU Health Center was professional and caring. I was greeted with a smile and felt like they welcomed me. They also had the vaccine I needed when my own pharmacy did not. Appreciated that convenience immensely."
"The SXU Health Center is extremely convenient, is very clean, and the employees are professional and friendly. I will use it as often as possible. Great experience as always."
"This is a little unknown gem in the community. The staff is so nice and so professional. They aren't overbooked and I got in and out quickly. Thank you to Saint Xavier's for offering the clinic for all of us."
Classes and Special Services
The SXU Health Center provides classes and special services for those who are interested in participating.
Meet the Staff
Maria Barbarasa
Nurse Practitioner-Corp Prog
Phone: 773-298-3712
Email: barbarasa@sxu.edu
Susan Burns
Billing Specialist
Phone: 773-298-3745
Email: sburns@sxu.edu
Christine Byrnes
Medical Assistant
Phone: 773-298-3713
Email: cbyrnes@sxu.edu
Danielle Gricus
Administrative Assistant
Phone: 773-298-3914
Email: gricus@sxu.edu
Eileen McCann
Clin Nur Ed / Assoc Prof
Phone: 773-298-3718
Email: emccann@sxu.edu
Karen Nichols
Family Nurse Practitioner
Phone: 773-298-3712
Email: knichols@sxu.edu
Kelly Ridges
Family Nurse Practitioner
Phone: 773-298-3712
Email: ridges@sxu.edu
Kathy Rohan
Dir. of Clinical Operations
Phone: 773-298-3749
Email: krohan@sxu.edu
Kathryn Schlee
Director of Clinical Srvcs
Phone: 773-298-3712
Email: schlee@sxu.edu
Kristin Tomasino
Family Nurse Practitioner
Phone: 773-341-5235
Email: tomasino@sxu.edu