The Coatesville Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center, 1400 Blackhorse Hill Road, Coatesville, will host a health care enrollment event for veterans on Saturday, March 6, from 9 a.m. to noon. It will be held in the waiting room of building 3 at the medical center. This event is designed to help veterans in Chester, Montgomery and Delaware counties access the benefits available to them.

Veterans will have opportunities to enroll for health care on the spot through the VA, so they are encouraged to bring a copy of their DD-214, if available. Veterans may also schedule a primary care appointment, schedule an appointment to receive the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine and enroll in My HealtheVet.

This socially distanced event will be hosted indoors. Veterans and those assisting them are expected to wear masks. To speed up the enrollment process, veterans can download the application in advance from http://www.va.gov/health-care/apply/application/introduction and bring a printed and completed copy with them to the event.

Attendees will need to use the veterans' entrance at Georgia Avenue on Blackhorse Hill Road near parking lot D and look for the entrance to the Urgent Care Center. A map of the campus is available by visiting http://www.coatesville.va.gov/locations/directions.asp and clicking on "facility map and directory."

For more information about enrolling in health care through the VA, readers may visit http://www.coatesville.va.gov/patients/eligibility.asp or call 610-383-0266.