Military medical service mission coming to eastern Kentucky

LOUISVILLE, Ky (AP) — A military medical service operation that will provide free health services is coming to eastern Kentucky in July. Gov. Andy Beshear has announced that military health care workers will operate health clinics roughly between July 10 and July 21. They will provide free general medical, dental and optometry services to approximately 1,800 uninsured or underinsured Kentuckians. The 2019 Medical Service Mission provided medical services to more than 1,800 Kentuckians, and military personnel performed more than 12,000 procedures. The clinics for this year’s mission will be located in Bath, Menifee, Montgomery, Morgan and Rowan counties.