Calhoun community college spring 2015

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Anyone applying to calhoun community college spring 2015??

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mandywoo Medical East is the cheapest!

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I had the same question about the PPD TB test and called, they said that we do need it by orientation!

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PPD at Medical East in Athens is $24-for the two step. I have paid in full and done step one so I guess I will just finish it (just in case). And if I need another in Jan at least it's not expensive.

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I had the same question about the PPD TB test and called, they said that we do need it by orientation!

Are you kidding me???!!!! Why did they put that stuff in the paperwork about waiting until after Jan. 1st????????? Now I have two weeks to get it done. UUUUUUUGGGGGGHHHHH!

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It seems to me that their paperwork is outdated. I hope this isn't an indicator of things to come.

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ATTENTION ATTENTION VITAL INFO TO FOLLOW :yes::arghh: So I just got off of the phone with the nursing secretary and she asked me to share this information with all of you. I hope everyone will read this!

1. EVERYTHING NEEDS TO BE DONE BEFORE DECEMBER 5TH ORIENTATION. Yes, this means your physical (on the paperwork provided) your CPR/First Aid, your vaccinations (or signed waiver for Hep B and flu) and YES YOUR 2 STEP TB. If you DO NOT have this stuff done, you will not be able to register.

2. No emails have been sent out yet. They are still deciding if they are going to use an outside agency to manage our paperwork, so basically they plan to have sent us an email before December 5th telling us what to do with the above mentioned paperwork. Worst case scenario, we will bring all that paperwork with us on December 5th because....

3. After the general orientation on December 5th, we will be immediately directed to advising where we will all register for our classes. Once again, if you don't have EVERYTHING they ask for, the adviser won't allow you to register-they will tell you to come back when you have all of your documentation.

4. This is not from the office, but a friend of mine told me that we SHOULD NOT buy the nursing bundle because it isn't necessary and we SHOULD NOT go crazy buying scrubs because at the end of the first week of classes they have a used scrubs sale where you can get super cheap (like $5) scrubs :uhoh3:. So maybe just buy one set of scrubs to get you through week 1 and then stock up!

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Could any of you tell me about Medical East? Were you able to get your titers and/or vaccines done in the same day there? (Excluding the 2-step TB of course) Were you also able to get your physical, and what was the cost for it all?

I'm seriously thinking of waiting and knocking it all out up there instead of searching frantically down here in FL. I can manage to get the TB screen here but trying to balance finding a place that can reasonably get what I need is driving me slightly looney. :confused:

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So......I went to my doctors office and had all of my titers done, and PPD tests started. I am sure my insurance won't cover the titers and I already paid for the PPD. I am just waiting for the bill to come to see how much I have to pay for all of that. Anyway, I got a PRN job with Huntsville Hospital that I can work while I am in school. Went to get my drug screen today, for the job, and guess what else they did. The exact same titers and tests that I just paid to get done for school! If I had waited two days, I would have gotten it all for free!!!! That, my friends, is my luck. HaHa!!!!

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All of you make sure to look me up at orientation so I can meet you. I don't know if they will let us put our names on here without editing them, but my name is Jim (they will say it as Jimmy). I will be the older, bald guy. Can't miss me!

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So......I went to my doctors office and had all of my titers done, and PPD tests started. I am sure my insurance won't cover the titers and I already paid for the PPD. I am just waiting for the bill to come to see how much I have to pay for all of that. Anyway, I got a PRN job with Huntsville Hospital that I can work while I am in school. Went to get my drug screen today, for the job, and guess what else they did. The exact same titers and tests that I just paid to get done for school! If I had waited two days, I would have gotten it all for free!!!! That, my friends, is my luck. HaHa!!!!

OUCH! Sounds like my kinda luck as well! Congrats on the job though :)

I'm Angela- the short brunette girl, 33

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Could any of you tell me about Medical East? Were you able to get your titers and/or vaccines done in the same day there? (Excluding the 2-step TB of course) Were you also able to get your physical, and what was the cost for it all?

I'm seriously thinking of waiting and knocking it all out up there instead of searching frantically down here in FL. I can manage to get the TB screen here but trying to balance finding a place that can reasonably get what I need is driving me slightly looney. :confused:

I got all of mine done there. They are a walk-in clinic so no appointments, but they are open 7-5 Mon-Fri and I believe 8-4 Sat-Sun. They will accept school documents for vaccinations, you may find yours at your health dept. (I brought in my Army records)

Physical-45.00

MMR titer-175.00 ...they only do the titer, if you need the vac you will have to go elsewhere

Varicilla titer- 50.00 - they also only do a titer for this, but if you are as old as me you probably had chicken pox!

Tetorifice vac- 65.00

Two step PPD- 24.00

Flu vac-25.00

Hep B vac- 3 injections at around 96.00 a piece (I went with the waiver on that)

They will do all of this in one day. PPD takes approximately eleven days.

Because I was good on MMR (Army) and opted out of the Hep B, I got out with around a 200.00 bill. Not too bad. They are well organized, clean and friendly...I highly recommend them.

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Thanks Angela. I will try to pick you out of the other short brunette girls.. Haha. See ya then!

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