Sanford Detroit Lakes offering flu vaccines

Sanford Detroit Lakes offering flu vaccines

Sept. 20, 2024

Contact:
Jessica Schindeldecker
Sanford Health Senior Communications Specialist
(701) 200-6080/ [email protected]

DETROIT LAKES, Minn. - Sanford Health Detroit Lakes, 1245 Washington Ave., is now offering the influenza (flu) vaccination to patients 6 months and older.

A flu vaccine can protect the public from getting sick and protect the people around them. The CDC recommends annual flu vaccines for everyone 6 months and older, especially those at higher risk of complications including pregnant women, older adults and young children.

Sanford Detroit Lakes will host flu vaccine events from 9 a.m. to noon on the following days:
• Saturday, Sept. 28
• Saturday, Oct. 5
• Saturday, Oct. 12
• Saturday, Oct. 19
• Saturday, Oct. 26
• Saturday, Nov. 2

Patients can call 218-846-2000 to schedule an appointment. In addition, several Sanford clinic locations will be holding individual flu vaccine events. Find an event near you at sanfordhealth.org.

About Sanford Health
Sanford Health, the largest rural health system in the United States, is dedicated to transforming the health care experience and providing access to world-class health care in America's heartland. Headquartered in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, the organization serves 1.4 million patients and nearly 200,000 health plan members across 250,000 square miles. The integrated health system has 45 hospitals, 211 clinic locations, more than 160 Good Samaritan Society senior living centers, 2,900 Sanford physicians and advanced practice providers, 540 active clinical trials, and nine world clinic locations around the globe. Learn more about Sanford Health's commitment to shaping the future of rural health care across the lifespan at sanfordhealth.org or Sanford Health News.