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Mobile Health Clinic
The Mobile Health Clinic (MHC) provides a link for patients to a medical care system through referrals and collaboration with area health care providers including more than 40 doctors, nurses and support staff from John Muir Health and the John Muir Physician Network who volunteer their time as well as La Clínica de la Raza and Contra Costa Health Services. The Mobile Health Clinic operates Saturdays in Brentwood and East County, providing free preventive and urgent medical care.
In addition, the MHC also operates two days a week in the Monument Corridor area of Concord, one day in Bay Point and one day in Antioch with the Contra Costa County Health Services (CCHS) Department. CCHS provides bilingual clinical and support staff while John Muir Health provides the Mobile Health Clinic and driver.
Quotes
"It is a win, win situation. The patients receive professional health care from someone who comes to work...because she wants to be there. I myself receive the gift of learning with each day I volunteer."
Alma Pack, Nurse Volunteer
"We offer them [the patients] a safe place to get the care that ALL people deserve."
Dr. Jolin, Physician Volunteer
2009 Highlights
- MHC Saturday Clinic served 943 patients (a 23% increase from the prior year).
- MHC made 126 referrals for urgent, specialty or chronic care needs to La Clínica, Pittsburg and Brentwood Health Centers and other providers.
- 60% of patients served reported having followed through with medical referrals.
- Based on the 2009 Patient Satisfaction Survey, 26% of patients reported that they would not have sought care if the Mobile Health Clinic was not available.
- 28% of those surveyed reported that they would have gone to the Emergency room or Urgent Care to seek medical care if the MHC had not been available.
- During the week, in collaboration CCHS, the mobile served 2,700 patients
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