Heywood Hospital Hosts Free Flu Clinic, Open to the Public

GARDNER, Mass. - Oct. 8, 2014 - PRLog -- Heywood Hospital is hosting a Free Flu Clinic on Wednesday, October 22, 2014. The clinic will be held from 5 – 7:30 pm in the Heywood Hospital Specialty Clinics, near the Dining Room. Parking is available in the South Lot.

Free flu shots will be distributed to Adults 18 and over, and Children over the age of nine - with the consent of accompanying parent/guardian. Canned and non-perishable food collected will be donated to the Gardner Food Pantry.

For more information, please contact Community Relations at 978-630-6248.

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About Heywood Healthcare

Heywood Healthcare is an independent, community-owned healthcare system located in the North Central region of Massachusetts. It is comprised of Heywood Hospital, a non-profit, 134-bed acute-care hospital in Gardner, MA; Athol Hospital, a 25 bed not-for-profit, Critical Access Hospital in Athol, MA; Heywood Medical Group with primary care physicians and specialists located throughout the region; and four satellite facilities -Winchendon Health Center and Murdock School-based Health Center in Winchendon, West River Health Center in Orange and Heywood Rehabilitation Center in Gardner.

About Heywood Hospital

Part of the Heywood Healthcare system, Heywood Hospital is a 134-bed acute care hospital in Gardner, MA, which provides a broad range of high quality medical, surgical, obstetrical, pediatric and behavioral health services on an inpatient and outpatient basis. The hospital’s Centers of Excellence include the Watkins Center for Emergency and Acute Care; the LaChance Maternity Center; the Diabetes Center; and the Heywood Heart Center, an affiliate of the Heart and Vascular Center of Excellence at UMass Memorial Health Care.