Tri-County Health Care Schedules Second Mask Distribution in Wadena
WADENA, Minn. – June 4, 2020 – Tri-County Health Care has scheduled a second community mask distribution event in Wadena. The event will be held on June 11 from 3-7 p.m. in the Wadena Super One Foods parking lot, located at 120 Aldrich Ave SW, Wadena, MN 56482. Over 2,000 free masks were distributed at the first event in May. Approximately 3,000 adult and children’s masks were provided to community members in Verndale, Henning, Bertha, Ottertail and Sebeka on May 27-28.
Tri-County Health Care’s community mask distribution initiative is part of a goal to provide free adult and children’s masks to health care workers’ families, regional congregate living facilities and community members.
The Centers for Disease Control recommends wearing cloth face masks in public settings where social distancing measures are difficult to maintain, such as in grocery stores and pharmacies. The masks are meant to slow the spread of COVID-19 and help prevent people who may be asymptomatic from transmitting it to others.
Distribution of the free face masks will be done via a drive-thru line so community members will not need to leave their vehicles. There will be signs directing traffic to the mask distribution location.
ABOUT TRI-COUNTY HEALTH CARE
Tri-County Health Care is a private, not-for-profit health care system based in Wadena, Minnesota. It offers care services such as primary health, surgery, cancer care, diagnostic imaging, obstetrics, orthopedics and rehabilitation. Tri-County Health Care operates a hospital and medical clinic in Wadena, and serves the counties of Wadena, Todd and Otter Tail through five satellite clinics and two physical therapy clinics in Bertha, Henning, Ottertail, Sebeka and Verndale. Visit TCHC.org.
