Health Services

Please submit the form:Report Concerns Related to COVID-19. A health service nurse will contact you in the order it was submitted.

If you are experiencing a medical emergency, please call 911 immediately. If you have any questions, please email rieko.suto@gcccd.edu/ priscilla.bartholome@gcccd.edu or call 619-660-4200 and leave a voice message.

COVID-19 Testing: The state has opened sites in Chula Vista, El Cajon and Escondido to test for active COVID-19 infection. You need to make an appointment. Testing is free, and you do not need to have symptoms. Please visit San Diego County website Testing for more information.

If you do not have a medical provider, but you have some symptoms of COVID-19 (fever, dry cough, shortness of breath) or any questions, please call 211 to access the Public Health Nurse Line. Please visit 211 San Diego or San Diego County Coronavirus Disease 2019 for more information. Please visit Insurance for information regarding Medi-Cal and Covered California.

Please visit Virtual Campus Student Resources to get up to date information for available services on campus.

If you are interested to receive personal counseling services, please visit Cuyamaca College Personal Counseling for more information.

For most updated COVID-19 information, please visit Centers for Disease Control and Prevention(CDC).

How to protect yourself and others (CDC):

Clean your hands often
Avoid touching your eyes, nose, and mouth with unwashed hands
Avoid close contact
Stay home if you are sick
Cover coughs and sneezes
Clean and disinfect frequently touched surfaces
Cover your mouth and nose with a cloth face cover when around others. Cloth Face Covering DIY (PDF)

Symptoms of Coronavirus (CDC): These symptoms may appear 2-14 days after exposure (based on the incubation period of MERS-CoV viruses)

Cough
Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing
Fever
Chills
Repeated shaking with chills
Muscle pain
Headache
Sore throat
New loss of taste or smell
Nausea and vomiting
Diarrhea

What To Do if You Are Sick and if Someone in Your Home Is Sick (CDC): Isolation and Quarantine - If you have a fever, cough or other symptoms, you might have COVID-19. Most people have mild illness and are able to recover at home. If you think you may have been exposed to COVID-19, contact your healthcare provider. Keep track of your symptoms. If you have an emergency warning sign (including trouble breathing), get medical attention right away.

When to Seek Medical Attention: If you develop emergency warning signs for COVID-19 get medical attention immediately. Emergency warning signs include*