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Pinellas clinic to serve former Energy Department workers
By Times Staff Writer
Published February 10, 2005
As part of its Former Worker Medical Screening Program, the U.S. Department of Energy plans to open nine more clinics, including one in Pinellas County.
All former Department of Energy workers, contractors and subcontractors can visit one of the medical screening programs for a free examination to determine if exposure to harmful substances during their employment resulted in illness, department officials said Wednesday.
The clinic in Pinellas, the first in Florida, will open in the next few weeks, officials said.
The location has yet to be determined.
The program currently has 10 clinics across the country.
The department also is offering a toll-free number, 1-888-580-1746, that former employees can call if they cannot get to one of the clinics or prefer to use the program to go to their personal doctor for a free screening.
John Shaw, the energy department's assistant secretary for environment, safety and health, said Wednesday that opening the additional clinics was "not motivated by any fear of undetected illness."
He said it was to make sure that "heros of the Cold War" had somewhere to get checked out if they so desired.
[Last modified February 10, 2005, 00:25:06]
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