Hines VA offering flu shots, health care enrollment to Elgin-area veterans Jan. 28

Posted January 25, 2022 10:00 pm

Submitted by Matthew Moeller

On Friday, Jan. 28, Edward Hines, Jr. VA Hospital's Community Outreach Team will offer flu vaccinations, blood pressure checks and enroll interested veterans into VA health care at the Elgin American Legion Post 57, 820 N. Liberty St.

The outreach team will be available from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. All area veterans are welcome to attend and meet with a Hines enrollment coordinator. VA health care is not required for veterans to receive a flu vaccination or blood pressure check.

A representative from Hines VA's Blind Rehabilitation Center will also be available during the event to explain services for visually impaired veterans and offer educational materials.

"Many Elgin-area veterans may not know all the benefits and resources offered to them through VA," said Robin Brooks, Hines VA Outreach Coordinator. "That's why we're coming. I'm a veteran, and I want to help my fellow veterans access everything they've earned through their service."

Please bring a copy of your DD-214 and a Photo ID.

Edward Hines, Jr. VA Hospital, located 12 miles west of downtown Chicago on a 147-acre campus, offers primary, extended and specialty care to veteran patients in the Chicago area. It is the largest VA in the state of Illinois, where more than a million veterans reside. The hospital treats more than 44,000 veterans from World War II through the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan.

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