Medical care

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WikiConference North America 2024 • Indianapolis

If someone needs medical care during the conference:

  • If it's an emergency, call 911, the general public emergency number
  • The university has a number for their Urgent health services: 317-779-0303. We haven't tested it out but probably they would have speedy advice about where to go for help.
  • Our main conference venue, Hine Hall, is across the street from a hospital. (Does it have an emergency room? Let's find out.) And the venue is near the main IU Health medical campus, but we don't know if they offer any walk-in services.
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  • The university runs an Urgent care center at 222 W. Michigan Ave, shown at right. That may be the right answer for some cases, but some things are awkward: (a) It's 10 minutes walk from the main conference venue; (b) its hours are 7am-7pm on Mon-Fri, and 9am-3pm on weekends; (b) There will usually be a long wait time, more than an hour; (c) They recognize most U.S. insurance coverage I believe, but if they do not recognize the patient's insurance coverage, they immediately charge a fee of $110 or similar. If you face this situation during the conference, just pay it, and alert conference organizers (specifically peter.meyer@wikidc.org) who intend to reimburse you in such a case.
  • For medicines, there is a pharmacy in the Kroger supermarket across the street from the urgent care center.