Lessin and other students interviewed said they did not understand why UHS could not both expand services and keep Stillman open.

Several students also raised concerns that there will no longer be a physical space on campus that students seeking healthcare services can go at night. Students who are transported to Mt. Auburn Hospital, located a mile and a half  from the Yard, incur charges that may be paid by their healthcare insurance provider.

Undergraduate Council President Gus A. Mayopoulos '15 and Vice President Sietse K. Goffard '15 said in an interview on Wednesday they will be working to ensure that students have somewhere to go on campus to receive basic medical care. According to the email sent by Barreira, UHS is working to identify short-term transitional spaces for students who do not require hospital care but do not wish to return home.

Harvard’s planned closure of Stillman follows MIT’s closure of its own 24-hour urgent care in-patient unit in March 2010 for similar reasons. MIT has since replaced the unit with a community care center that expanded its day services and a phone triage system.

According to Barreira, town halls to discuss the new service changes at UHS are planned for the coming days.

—Staff writer Noah J. Delwiche contributed to the reporting of this article.

—Staff writer Quynh-Nhu Le can be reached at quynhnhu.le@thecrimson.com.