Scottsbluff, NE - Three Western Nebraska Community College basketball players, and one WNCC coach’s son, were among the many volunteers who helped stage the 4th annual Drive-Through Flu Shot Clinic last Saturday at Regional West Medical Center.

Ritchie Mundende, Dalton Joyce, Brandon Givens, and Brandon Mitchell (left to right) gave up their Saturday morning to assist with traffic control.

A total of 694 flu shots were given by nurse volunteers during the four-hour event.

An Adult Walk-In Flu Shot Clinic will be held November 8 from 8 a.m. to noon at Regional West Medical Plaza South, conference room #1202.

Cost is $30 for flu shots and $45 for pneumonia shots. Medicare will be billed for those who bring their cards.

Flu shots are recommended for persons 50 years or older, those with chronic medical conditions, residents of nursing homes or long-term care facilities, pregnant women, health care personnel who provide direct patient care, and both household contacts and out-of-home caregivers of children less than five years old.

Regional West Health Services, with over 1,800 employees, provides comprehensive and innovative health care services for the people and communities of western Nebraska and the neighboring states of Colorado, South Dakota and Wyoming. With over 110 active physicians, 95 percent of whom are board certified or board eligible, plus an additional 25 consulting specialists, we offer care that spans more than 30 medical specialties. Regional West Medical Center, a subsidiary of Regional West Health Services, is accredited by The Joint Commission and is one of three Level II Trauma Centers in the state of Nebraska.