||| FROM ANNE WILLIAMS for PEACEHEALTH PEACE ISLAND FAMILY PRACTICE |||
The PeaceHealth Peace Island Family Practice clinic is holding flu shot clinics in the month of October for all community members aged six or older, regardless of whether they are an established PeaceHealth patient.
The clinics are by appointment only, and run from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. in the Family Medicine clinic lobby/conference room on:
- Thursday, Oct. 13
- Friday, Oct. 14
- Thursday, Oct. 20
- Friday, Oct. 21
- Thursday, Oct. 27
To schedule an appointment, please call the clinic at 360-378-1756.
PeaceHealth patients also have the option of getting the vaccine at their next primary care provider visit. The CDC warns it could be a rough flu season this year, based on trends being seen elsewhere in the world. Learn more about flu from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
About PeaceHealth: Based in Vancouver, Washington, PeaceHealth is a not-for-profit Catholic health system offering care to communities in Washington, Oregon and Alaska. In 1890, the Sisters of St. Joseph of Peace founded what has become PeaceHealth. Visit us online at peacehealth.org.
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