Innovative Readiness Training (IRT)

Broome County and the United States Department of Defense have partnered for a joint mission called Innovative Readiness Training named Healthy Broome. The mission will offer medical, dental, optometry, and veterinary services at no cost to residents from August 11 to August 20, 2025, at SUNY Broome Community College’s Ice Center.

Veterinary services will be provided at the Broome County Humane Society. 

Healthy Broome Services

The following services will be offered at no-cost to attendees:

Medical (Ages 16+): Preventative care, acute disease management, appropriate referrals

(Ages 6-18): School physicals

(Ages 18+): Behavioral health screenings 
Dental (Ages 16+): Dental exams, oral cancer screenings, hygiene education, pain management, X-rays, fillings, and simple to moderate extractions
Optometry (Ages 5+): Refractions, screenings for glaucoma and macular degeneration, dilated diabetic eye exams, fabrication of eyeglasses 
Veterinary: Spay/neuter (dogs and cats only)

Important note: Applications for the no-cost spay/neuter services are now CLOSED. Surgeries will be scheduled from the pool of accepted applications.

Hours of Operation

  • Registration opens at 8 a.m.
  • Services begin at 9 a.m.
  • Services conclude by 5 p.m.

Each service has a limited number of patients that can be seen each day. Once a service reaches its daily capacity, it will stop accepting new patients. This may happen before 5 p.m.

Services are provided on a first-come, first-served basis, so please plan to arrive early, expect wait times, and be patient with staff and volunteers. 

Updates will be posted throughout each day on our Facebook (@HealthyBroomeIRT) and Instagram (@healthybroome) pages.

Free Transportation

From August 11-20, anyone attending the Healthy Broome mission can ride BC Transit at no cost. Hop on the bus, let the driver know you’re headed to Healthy Broome, and you’re on your way – no fare required. 

For information on BC Transit routes, click here.

Location

The Ice Center at SUNY Broome Community College

 

Broome County Humane Society (veterinary services only)

Volunteer

United Way of Broome County is recruiting volunteers to help make Healthy Broome a success. Click here to sign up to volunteer.