In the event of a medical emergency, students should go immediately to the nearest physician or hospital and then contact MSU's 24/7 Emergency Assistance Line or HTH's emergency assistance line for additional assistance such as inpatient direct-billing, care management, or other types of assistance.
MSU 24/7 Emergency Assistance Line: (517) 353-3784
HTH 24/7 Emergency Assistance Line: (610) 254-8771
HTH Worldwide is able to make arrangements for direct-billing at nearly 500 hospital facilities around the world. Requests for direct-billing should be made in advance of or simultaneous with hospital admission. For this reason, it's important to have the phone number of the hospital you are entering when you call either MSU's or HTH's 24/7 Emergency Assistance Line.
Steps to follow to get medical attention abroad (PDF)* flyer
OSA may choose, in consultation with the program leaders or on-site representatives, to inform a student's emergency contacts about a potential emergency abroad without the student's permission, such as when the student:
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