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Gannett Health Services

Gannett Health Services is located on Cornell’s central campus. Most of our visitors find Gannett within comfortable walking distance.

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If you need a ride, you have several options.

Ambulance: In an emergency, call 911 or the Cornell University Police (607 255-1111). An ambulance will take you to the Cayuga Medical Center Emergency Department.

Bus:  Current bus schedules are posted on the TCAT website. Bus routes that go by Gannett include:

  • Cornell Campus Routes: 83, 84, 85, 86, 92, 93
  • TCAT Routes: 10, 12, 20, 21, 31, 37, 43, 52, 53, 65

Taxi: If you need a taxi, call 607 277-7777. Gannett has arrangements with Ithaca taxi companies to allow students to charge to their bursar bills the fare for a ride to Gannett or other health care facility (e.g., a doctor's office, the Convenient Care Center or Cayuga Medical Center). Just tell the driver you are going for health care services and show your student ID.

Car/Parking: If you want to drive, patient parking is available in the lower lot next to Gannett (off Campus Road). The patient parking (pdf) spaces are well-marked. Sign the patient log inside the back door of Gannett if you use one of these spaces. Additional parking is available in the metered lot behind Willard Straight Hall.

We can help!  Gannett will provide advice and assistance to any student who needs to arrange transportation to Gannett, to a Gannett-referred provider, or to Cayuga Medical Center for emergency care.


Accessibility

Gannett Health Services is an accessible facility. There are accessible (handicapped) parking spaces in both the lower and upper parking lots. Accessible entrances are in the front (off Ho Plaza) and back (by the lower parking lot). An elevator provides access to all areas of the facility.


Emergency?  Get Help Here!

On campus, call the police:
911 from a campus phone
255-1111 from a cell phone or non-campus phone
Blue Light Phone or campus emergency phone: lift the receiver or press the button

Off campus, call 911

Gannett 24/7 phone consult: 255-5155

Cayuga Medical Center 
Emergency Department
  274-4411
Convenient Care Center
  274-4150

Emergency transportation options

More information about what to do in an emergency

Temporary Disability Assistance

If a you have a temporary disability for which transportation assistance is necessary in order to fulfill your academic requirements, Gannett staff can help you obtain a temporary bus pass. A nurse will complete a form and fax it to Student Disability Services (SDS) on your behalf. The nurse will then facilitate your transport to SDS for an appointment at the earliest possible time. SDS can provide you with additional  assistance if needed.