Jefferson County Public Health is launching its first mobile clinic to take health care on the go.
The clinic is inside a van that will travel through the county, offering the same services available at on-site clinics. The goal is to deliver services to people in rural areas, people with limited mobility and who don’t have access to transportation.
“We have very talented nurses and providers that want to be able to get out and render this kind of important clinical public health care,” said Max Johnson, director of clinic services with Jefferson County Public Health. “This is our way of saying, ‘We see you, we hear you, we understand the needs and we want to meet them.'”
The van is filled with technology to stay powered in rural areas. In the past, the health department would have to rely on community partners for power and shelter for clinics held in rural parts of the county.