VERO BEACH, Fla. (June 15, 2006) – The Visiting Nurse Association Health Care on Wheels mobile unit will be off the road on Monday, June 19, Thursday, June 22 and Monday, June 26 due to a temporary staffing shortage; the full-time ARNP on the mobile unit was called to report for active military duty. The mobile unit will resume regular operations Tuesday, June 27.
Additionally, the mobile unit will be off the road Monday afternoon, July 3, and will be off the road on July 4th for Independence Day.
The mobile unit’s regular schedule is as follows:
- Monday, 8:30 a.m. to noon, Oslo Road and 20th Avenue; 1-8 p.m., Sam’s Club Parking lot, 5565 20th St.
- Tuesday, 1-8 p.m., Riverview Park, Harrison St. in Sebastian
- Wednesday, 8:30 a.m. to noon, Oslo Road and 20th Avenue; 1-8 p.m., VNA parking lot, 1110 35th Lane in Vero Beach
- Thursday, 8:30 a.m. to 8 p.m., Sam’s Club Parking lot, 5565 20th St. (lunch break from noon – 1 p.m.)
- Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 8 p.m., VNA parking lot, 1110 35th Lane in Vero Beach (lunch break from noon – 1 p.m.)
- Saturday, 9 a.m. - 3 p.m., Fellsmere Community Center, N. Broadway Street in Fellsmere
The mobile unit is available for tetanus shots, minor cuts, bruises, infections and other non-emergency care. Mobile unit services are available free of charge to all residents of Indian River County without health insurance or a private physician. For the complete mobile unit schedule, visit www.vnatc.com or call (772) 567-5551.
