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Mobile mammography goes digital at Woman’s Hospital
cr @ February 2, 2007 # No Comment Yet
by Christopher Richards
When Woman’s Hospital in Baton Rouge, a leader in diagnosis of breast cancer, upgraded their mammography equipment to digital, it became apparent that something needed to be done about their existing outreach program.
The old way
Eleven years ago, when Woman’s started their mammography outreach program, they operated from small vans, wheeling the mammography -units […]
First mobile hi-tech clinic in Indiana to be licensed by the State Board of Health
cr @ October 9, 2006 # No Comment Yet
By Christopher Richards
The Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center (SJRMC) Mishawaka Campus is home to the first mobile healthcare provider to be licensed by the Indiana State Board of Health.
On Aug. 15, the state-of-the-art, 40-foot-long Mobile Medical Unit (MMU) became fully operational. LifeLine Mobile Inc. (www.LifeLineMobile.com), an Ohio-based manufacturer of medical and dental vehicles, […]
Support for Crossroads Rhode Island’s mobile medical program
cr @ April 25, 2006 # No Comment Yet
by Christopher Richards
Homeless people suffer from medical and dental problems at twice the rate of the national average, according to Anne Nolan, president of Crossroads Rhode Island. The Providence-based organization is the state’s largest agency helping the homeless.
A recent $50,000 donation by Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island will cover their operating […]
Volunteers mobilize in the fight against eye disease
cr @ April 12, 2006 # No Comment Yet
by Christopher Richards
U.S. Congressman Charles Rangel (NY) listened closely as his old friend, Bud Grant, was telling him about a new drug to combat glaucoma and the need to screen people for the disease. Glaucoma is the leading cause of preventable blindness in America.
Congressman Rangel, whose mother had gone blind from the disease, immediately took […]
Illinois gets its first mobile school health clinic
cr @ April 5, 2006 # No Comment Yet
by Christopher Richards
April 10 sees the rollout of a new medical and mental health program to serve approximately 1,200 students at West Frankfort and Benton high schools. Services will be delivered by Care-A-Van, a 40-foot-long mobile medical clinic, just arrived at the Southern Illinois University (SIU).
The mobile school health clinic is the brainchild of […]
New mobile health clinic for Wichita’s urban poor
cr @ March 29, 2006 # No Comment Yet
by Christopher Richards
The Good Samaritan Medical Clinic is proud to announce their brand new 40-foot mobile medical clinic! The mobile unit takes to the streets this month and will bring care to Wichita’s urban poor.
The program is the inspiration of World Impact, a faith-based organization that has been providing medical care and spiritual solace to […]
Sustainability: the key to Saint Mary’s mobile dental program
cr @ March 24, 2006 # No Comment Yet
by Christopher Richards
When Michael Johnson eases back in his chair to think about the one main ingredient to their successful mobile programs, he calmly states, “You can’t live off a good idea. Before starting a mobile dental service, you have to know how you are going to sustain it,”
Mr. Johnson, director of mission outreach and […]
Mobile Medical Units Vital To Disaster Response And Recovery
cr @ February 28, 2006 # No Comment Yet
BATON ROUGE, La. — “One look and you could tell she was in bad shape,” said Kathy Kobus, a captain with the U.S. Public Health Service (USPHS). “She wouldn’t have come to us at all, but she heard we were providing free medical care.”
Captain Kobus is working from FEMA’s Mobile Emergency Medical Unit in Belle […]