{"id":259932,"date":"2026-04-21T19:32:11","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T19:32:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/259932\/"},"modified":"2026-04-21T19:32:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T19:32:11","slug":"the-free-clinic-to-host-womens-health-day-for-lubbock-community","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/259932\/","title":{"rendered":"The Free Clinic to Host Women\u2019s Health Day for Lubbock Community"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text | article-text\">LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) &#8211; (News release from the Texas Tech Health Sciences Center) <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Texas Tech Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) School of Medicine students will host Women\u2019s Health Day on Saturday (May 2) from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at The Free Clinic located at Lubbock Impact, 2702 34th St.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Women\u2019s Health Day will provide essential medical services at no cost to women between the ages of 18 and 64 who have no form of medical coverage such as insurance, Medicare or Medicaid. Eligible individuals are encouraged to attend to receive preventive health screenings such as Pap smears, breast exams, pelvic exams, STI testing, mammogram referrals, colposcopy referrals and more.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cThe goal of Women\u2019s Health Day is to ensure that every woman who walks through our doors feels seen, supported, and cared for,\u201d Bianca Punzalan, Women\u2019s Health Coordinator for the Free Clinic, said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">For many women who have little to no insurance, accessing affordable health care can be challenging. Women\u2019s Health Day aims to bridge this gap by offering free exams and referrals. Regular screenings can prevent serious illnesses and health conditions when caught early.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cBy offering no-cost services such as Pap smears, mammograms, breast and pelvic exams and STI testing on a Saturday, we aim to make it easier for women who may not have insurance to receive important care they might otherwise delay due to cost or time constraints,\u201d Punzalan said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Appointments are required for this event. Those interested should call (806) 799-4329 on Wednesdays from 4 to 9 p.m. to speak with clinic staff. For other days and times, please call (806) 370-7472.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cWhile appointment availability for Women\u2019s Health Day is limited, we offer the same services at The Free Clinic every Wednesday evening from 5 to 9 p.m. on a first-come, first-served basis,\u201d said Punzalan. \u201cWe will also be providing free women\u2019s hygiene kits on Women\u2019s Health Day for those who are unable to make an appointment with us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Copyright 2026 KCBD. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) &#8211; (News release from the Texas Tech Health Sciences Center) Texas Tech Health Sciences Center&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":259933,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[447,64,584,319,251,168,170,97425,169,1438,10703,97426],"class_list":["post-259932","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-lubbock","tag-community","tag-events","tag-health","tag-kcbd","tag-local-news","tag-lubbock","tag-lubbock-headlines","tag-lubbock-impact","tag-lubbock-news","tag-noon-notebook","tag-ttuhsc","tag-womens-health-day"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/259932","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=259932"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/259932\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/259933"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=259932"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=259932"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=259932"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}