Health Care on the Move to Those in Need.

We are funding several mobile medical clinics that provide health care to underserved and at-risk populations in Maryland and the National Capital Area.

Typical of the many mobile units supported by a $500,000 CareFirst grant, is the Care-A-Van operated by Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center. A co-operative venture with Baltimore Health Care Access, the Care-A-Van mobile clinic delivers on-the-spot patient services in five different locations every week.

A Doctor’s Office on Wheels

The van is a doctor’s office in miniature – on wheels – that delivers:

• A consultation area
• Two examination rooms
• A television display area showing health-related educational videos.

The van offers routine medical examinations, vaccinations, STD screenings and treatment for conditions such as asthma, hypertension and diabetes.

The mobile units provide care to those without a medical home and help visitors access other community-based social service agencies.

Organizations CareFirst supports in Maryland and the National Capital Area that operate mobile care units:

• Frederick Memorial Hospital
• Georgetown University Children’s Medical Center
• Hopkins’s CARES Safety Center
• Mission of Mercy
• Mobile Medical Care
• St. Joseph’s Medical Center
• Unity Health Care
• University of Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
• University of Maryland Governor’s WellMobile
• University of Maryland BreathMobile
• Whitman Walker Clinic