Regional West Delivers Flu Shot to Worksites

SCOTTSBLUFF, Neb., – Want to help ensure the health of your employees during flu season? Regional West Community Health makes it easy with on-site flu shot clinics for local businesses with seven or more employees. Clinics are now being scheduled for October. The cost is $30 per vaccination or insurance companies can be billed for individual vaccinations. Businesses with fewer than seven employees, may provide shots for spouses, or partner with a nearby business.

To schedule a clinic at your workplace, please call Terri Allen at 308-630-1580. You will need to provide the approximate number of employees that will be vaccinated, the date and time you prefer, and the location for the clinic at your worksite.

Regional West has also announced dates for the annual public flu shot clinics. The drive-through flu shot clinic for Medicare patients only, will be held on Saturday, Oct. 8, from 8 to 11 a.m., at Regional West Medical Plaza South. A walk-in clinic for children (six months and older) and adults of all ages will be held Saturday, Oct. 15 from 8 to noon at the Regional West Community Health office at St. Mary Plaza, 3700 Avenue B, Scottsbluff.

For more information about flu vaccinations, contact the Regional West Community Health office at 308-630-1580.

Regional West Health Services in Scottsbluff, Neb., is the parent company of Regional West Medical Center, a 182-bed regional referral center and one of three Level II Trauma Centers in the state. As the region’s only tertiary referral medical center, Regional West offers care that spans more than 32 medical specialties provided by over 28 physician clinics. With nearly 300 providers, and over 2,000 employees, Regional West provides comprehensive and innovative health care services for the people of western Nebraska and the neighboring states of Colorado, South Dakota, and Wyoming.