ARMC Offers Flu Shots

Arrowhead Regional Medical Center (ARMC) is offering flu shots at its Medical Mobile Clinic and Breathmobile sites for adults 18 years and older. Insurance will be billed for the flu vaccination and those without insurance will receive a free vaccination.

As we enter flu season, ARMC is urging individuals to get a flu shot for protection against influenza infection and associated complications. Because influenza viruses change, individuals should get re-vaccinated every year to best protect themselves. A flu vaccine is even more important than ever to help reduce the burden on hospitals responding to the COVID-19 pandemic.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, it is estimated that during last year’s flu season 38 million people became ill with the flu, 18 million visited a health care provider, 400,000 patients became hospitalized and 22,000 lives were lost due to influenza.

Appointments are not necessary for a flu shot at ARMC’s vaccination sites. For dates and locations visit www.arrowheadregional.org/services/flu-shot/. For additional information call (909) 580-1000.

About Arrowhead Regional Medical Center:

ARMC is a 456-bed university-affiliated teaching hospital licensed by the State of California Department of Public Health, operated by the San Bernardino County, and governed by the Board of Supervisors. It is ARMC’s mission, in an environment of learning and innovation, to serve our diverse community with high-quality compassionate care. The hospital, located on a 70-acre campus in Colton, California, operates the Edward G. Hirschman burn center, a trauma center, primary stroke center, a behavioral health center, and five family health centers. ARMC also provides more than 40 outpatient specialty care services. ARMC is helping to achieve the Countywide Vision by addressing the community’s wellness and educational needs. ARMC is the primary teaching hospital for the California University of Science and Medicine (CUSM). The University welcomed its first class of students in 2018. The School of Medicine is an allopathic (M.D.) school, and is the first new, privately funded, not-for-profit medical school to earn accreditation from the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) since 1949. For more information on CUSM, visit https://www.cusm.org/. For more information about ARMC, visit www.arrowheadregional.org. Follow ARMC on Twitter at @ArrowheadRMC for important announcements and updates, and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/arrowheadregional.