Harvard University Health Services

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Harvard University Health Services (UHUHS) is an arm of Harvard University serving students, faculty, staff, retirees, and their dependents.

At the beginning of the spring semester 2015, HUHS began restructuring services, closing their Stillman Infirmary to focus on other services. [1] The current central operation is in the Smith Center (formerly Holyoke Center) in Harvard Square.

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  1. Stillman Infirmary Will Be Shuttered in Health Services Reshuffling

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