Ottumwa Regional Health Center to Host Free Back-to-School Sports Physicals
July 29, 2026
By Raquel Alderman
Ottumwa, IA - (July 29, 2026) Ottumwa Regional Health Center (ORHC) is inviting area students and families to attend a free back-to-school sports physicals event on Tuesday, August 11, from 3:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at River Valley Place, 1173 E Rochester Rd., Ottumwa, IA 52501.
The event is designed to help student-athletes complete required school sports physicals ahead of the upcoming school year. Families should bring a completed school physical form, parent/guardian identification, and a list of current medications. A parent or guardian must be present.
In addition to sports physicals, the event will include food trucks, vendors and more, including Bub's Grub and Polar Express.
For more information about the free back-to-school sports physicals event, please call (641) 684-1871.
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About Ottumwa Regional Health Center (ORHC)
Ottumwa Regional Health Center is a 217‑bed hospital that has served Ottumwa, Wapello County, and surrounding southeast Iowa communities for more than 125 years. The hospital provides a broad range of services, including emergency care, medical and surgical care, critical care, acute rehabilitation, obstetrics, pediatrics, and specialty services such as cardiac catheterization, diagnostic and therapeutic imaging, wound care, pain management, sleep studies, and pathology.
Ottumwa Regional Health Center is committed to its mission of making communities healthier. For more information, call 641.684.2300 or visit OttumwaRegionalHealth.com.