USC Arcadia Hospital and Hsi Lai Temple to Hold 24th Annual Free Community Health Fair on October 25
ARCADIA — USC Arcadia Hospital, together with Fo Guang Shan Hsi Lai Temple and the Buddha's Light International Association Los Angeles Chapter, will hold the 24th annual "2026 Community Health Fair" on Sunday, October 25, from 8:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at Arcadia Hospital (formerly Methodist Hospital, 300 W. Huntington Drive, Arcadia, CA 91007), offering 16 free health examinations, disease screenings and professional medical consultations to members of the
Event Information
Time: Sunday, October 25, 2026, 8:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Location: USC Arcadia Hospital, 300 W. Huntington Drive, Arcadia, CA 91007
Who: Adults aged 18 and above; no questions about immigration status or income
Cost: All services are free
Format: First come, first served; limited capacity; no appointments
Note: Those planning blood tests should fast from 11:30 p.m. on October 24; drinking plain water is allowed
public aged 18 and above.
The fair's services include eye examinations, carotid artery screening and thyroid function tests, with liver examinations newly added; flu vaccinations, blood pressure measurement, dementia cognitive and mental-function screening, vision screening, osteoporosis checks, breast cancer screening and consultations with specialists in various fields are also offered. Twenty-four blood tests cover liver function, kidney function, thyroid function, blood sugar, cholesterol and three hepatitis B screenings; other checks include carotid stroke-risk screening, bone-density measurement, breast screening, vision and hearing tests and body-fat measurement. Organizers said the fair does not ask about immigration status or income, is open to everyone aged 18 and above, and that all examinations are free.
At a press conference at Hsi Lai Temple on October 20, organizers introduced the fair's services and arrangements. Attendees included Hsi Lai Temple abbot Venerable Hui Dong, Buddha's Light International Association Los Angeles Chapter president Tsai Yueh-chin, USC Arcadia Hospital president Ikenna Mmeje, Hospital Foundation chair Yiting Chen, chief operating officer Robert Shappley, chief strategy officer Clifford Daniels and chief medical officer Veronica Vasquez-Montez. Hui Dong said in an interview that he hoped more community members, especially those without health insurance, would take the opportunity to get checked. Mmeje said the fair's success depended on cooperation from all sides and the joint efforts of hundreds of volunteers.
The 24th community health fair continues a charitable tradition begun in 2003; organizers said past fairs drew 500 to 600 residents and mobilized nearly 250 hospital and temple volunteers. The fair remains open to all ethnic communities, with publicity materials in Chinese, English and Spanish and volunteers speaking Mandarin, Cantonese and Vietnamese on site. on October 24, though plain water is allowed. Tea, snacks and free gifts will be available on the day.
(GSM, from the Chinese American Intercultural News Agency)
Source: GSM · USA (original Chinese edition)
Photo: 图：佛光山西来寺山门，资料图。 / The main gate of Fo Guang Shan Hsi Lai Temple (file photo).
