CareSouth offering veterans free health screenings
CareSouth Carolina will show appreciation to veterans by offering free health and dental screenings to military veterans Nov. 16.
From 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., veterans can bring their Current Veterans Card or DD-214 discharge papers (DD-256 for reserve members and NGB22 for National Guard members) to CareSouth Carolina’s Hartsville Medical office located at 1268 South Fourth St. and receive free health screenings.
Lynn Lane, a Chesterfield native, served as a Casualty Clerk in the Army for a little more than three years at Fort Stewart, Ga., before electing to retire. Lane lived in Florida for several years, but made the decision to move back home in 2017.
She was in the midst of transitioning her documents from the Veterans Affairs office in Florida to Columbia when she heard about CareSouth Carolina’s Veterans Appreciation Day event in 2018.
“I saw something in the Chesterfield County Shopper and I felt like I needed to get some stuff checked out,” Lane said. “CareSouth did screenings, blood tests and it went rather smoothly. I was really impressed and it helped provide that gap care that I needed.”
Lane said she enjoyed the vendors on-site and appreciated the help she received. She said she would recommend it to any veteran looking for health screenings or an opportunity to gain needed assistance. “There was a representative from the VA there,” Lane said. “He was available for people to sit with him and help you figure out the next steps.”
This year, services provided at the event will include medical examinations, ear and retinal eye exams, blood sugar testing, oxygen levels, blood pressure and Hemoglobin (HA1C) screenings, dental screenings and more.
Welvista, SC Thrive, Veteran Advisors and VA Card Assistance will also be in attendance.
To sign up, call 843-332-3422. Appointments and walk-ins will be accepted until the schedule is full. The event is sponsored by the CareFIRST Carolina Foundation, CareSouth Carolina and the United Way of Hartsville.