Friday, June 29, 2012

Lynnville Get Your Sports Physical and Support Your School


Lynnville Medical Clinic will host Well Child Checks for area middle and high school students, where providers will complete their sports physical requirements. Grinnell Regional Medical Center and its 
Lynnville clinic will donate $20 to the school of the student’s choice from well child exams with sports physicals during the summer months.  

In 2011, Lynnville Medical Clinic donated $660 to area school districts for student activities from the fees collected during the summer sports physical donation program. 

Well child exams include checking immunizations, nutrition counseling, and preventive care in addition to meeting the purpose of a school sports physical, to make sure student athletes are physically ready to play their game. This is also a good opportunity for the physician or nurse practitioner to speak with healthy students about issues such as nutrition, wellness, and avoiding drugs, alcohol, and smoking. 

Kasey Herbers, PA-C, and Guy McCaw, MD, will provide this service in the clinic. They both emphasize the value in having students become familiar with their primary care providers so young adults build a relationship and trust with their healthcare team. 

Physicals will be filed with insurance if applicable. Students with insurance should provide their insurance card and make a co-payment as required by their insurance provider. A cash discount is available for those without insurance. The donation is limited to middle school and high school students only.

To make an appointment for a school sports physical, call the Lynnville Medical Clinic at 641-527-2929. The Lynnville Medical Clinic is located at 303 East Street, Lynnville. It is an affiliated clinic of Grinnell Regional Medical Center. 

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