By Dewey Terrill

JC Post

Irwin Army Community Hospital will host a retiree health fair for military retirees April 26, 9 a.m. to noon. Onsite screening services and wellness information will be provided. Multiple clinical sections are designating services, exhibits or demonstrations exclusively for the retiree community.

To make an appointment call ( 785 ) 239-3627. Retirees who wish to have lab work should call ahead or use secure messaging to have their provider submit a lab order.

The Fort Riley Public Health Department will be providing vaccinations to include Tdap, Pneumococcal 23 and 13, Zoster and influenza.

The physical therapy team will set aside space to demonstrate bed-mobility ergonomics and safe lifting techniques. They will also perform a test to determine a retiree’s level of risk for falls.

Retirees may speak with the pharmacy team on how to transfer prescriptions to IACH at no cost.

Virtual health technology will be exhibited to allow retirees to see how it all works in delivering better care.

The Fort Riley Staff Judge Advocate will have an exhibit space to help retirees with power of attorney documents or updates to their wills.

For retirees approaching age 65 and who want to keep seeing a provider at IACH they can talk to a benefits counselor onsite about the TRICARE Plus plan, can ask about the referral authorization process, and learn how to check the status of a referral online.