Grande Ronde Hospital offers free sports physicals for students
Free sports physicals for students 17 and under will be offered July 20-24 in La Grande, giving families a no-cost way to clear fall sports paperwork.
Families in La Grande got a useful bit of summer news when the school district posted that Grande Ronde Hospital and Clinics will offer free sports physicals for students age 17 and under. The appointments are set for July 20-24 at Regional Medical Clinic, and parents can call 541-663-3138 to schedule one before fall practices begin.
For many Union County households, the biggest benefit is the price. A sports physical can be one more back-to-school expense, and a free appointment at a local clinic gives students a chance to meet a common athletics requirement without paying for a separate office visit. That matters most when school calendars, summer conditioning and family budgets all collide in late July.
The paperwork behind the visit is familiar to Oregon families. The state’s school sports-physical protocol references the School Sports Pre-Participation Examination form, and the Oregon School Activities Association form is used to document a preparticipation physical evaluation and whether the athlete presents any apparent clinical contraindications to practice and participate in the sport. In plain terms, the exam helps confirm that a student is ready for school athletics and may surface health issues before the season starts.
Grande Ronde Hospital’s Regional Medical Clinic lists weekday hours from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m., with lunch from 11:45 a.m. to 12:45 p.m., making it a regular access point for care in La Grande. The free-physical notice also appeared across multiple La Grande School District school homepages, including La Grande High School, La Grande Middle School, Central Elementary School, Island City Elementary School and La Grande Virtual Learning Academy, showing a districtwide effort to reach families before the July dates arrive.
In a rural county, that local coordination can make a real difference. Keeping the physicals in La Grande and keeping them free helps remove barriers for students who want to play, and it gives families one less reason to worry about missing the opening days of practice.
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