Physicals available at Mercy clinics

Mercy Clinic Fort Scott will offer $10 sports physicals in Suite A of the clinic May 2 from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. No appointment is necessary and the $10 rate is available only on this date. The fee will be donated back to the student’s school activity fund. In 2016, the clinic donated $2,400 to local schools to help with equipment or supply purchases.

Mercy Clinic Linn County will hold the free annual sports physical clinic May 19 from 7 a.m. to noon in Pleasanton. Sports physicals are free on this date only. Appointments can be scheduled by calling (913) 352-8379 or toll free at (877) 336-3729.

The Kansas State High School Activities Association requires students who plan to participate in extracurricular activities to have a current physical on file.

“The physicals insure that the student is healthy to participate,” Mercy Clinic Fort Scott director Michelle Bruner said. “The students receive a thorough physical exam to be sure there are no signs of heart disease or other health-related issues that would cause problems playing sports and being physically active.

“By volunteering our time, we are able to pass the benefit right on to the schools in our service area.”