Sports physical appointments can still be made at VMH’s Waukon and Postville Clinics before start of the school year

The free sports physicals that were offered at the Veterans Memorial Hospital Clinic-Waukon in July of this year served 196 area student-athletes who needed the physical for participating in school sporting events. For those who may have missed these free physicals, appointments can still be made at both the Waukon and Postville Medical Clinics to have the required paperwork completed before the start of the school year.

For school-aged children, most insurance companies will cover one well-child check-up per year, as long as it is scheduled as a well-child checkup and not a sports physical. For those who may not have the annual well-child visits covered on their health insurance plan, a sports physical can be held and will be charged a fee per appointment. These well-child check-ups will include a full-physical, plus will also include all necessary documentation, including a concussion screening, for participation in all school athletic activities.

To make an appointment for a well-child check-up prior to the start of the school year at the Veterans Memorial Hospital Postville Medical Clinic, call 563-864-7221, or at the Waukon Medical Clinic, call 563-568-5530.  Walk-ins are also welcome.