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Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center - Curbside Care Mobile Health Clinic
Curbside Care is a 32-foot recreational vehicle that has undergone extensive custom renovation to re-create the environment of a Saint Alphonsus Medical Group clinic. Complete with a patient waiting area, restroom, private examination room, and mini-laboratory, this wheelchair-accessible clinic-on-wheels is equipped for Saint Alphonsus medical teams to offer most of the services available at fixed primary care sites.
What is it?
Curbside Care is a 32-foot recreational vehicle that has undergone extensive custom renovation to re-create the environment of a Saint Alphonsus Medical Group clinic. Complete with a patient waiting area, restroom, private examination room, and mini-laboratory, this wheelchair-accessible clinic-on-wheels is equipped for Saint Alphonsus medical teams to offer most of the services available at fixed primary care sites.
Who is it for?
The region's most underserved patients - seniors, the disabled, and refugees.
Why do they do it?
The goal is to ensure that patients' basic health care needs do not go unmet as a result of travel limitations.
Impact
Curbside Care is increasing access to basic primary care and family medicine services, as well as extending diverse wellness outreach programs into the community. To date, the vehicle has performed more than 750 visits, assisting more than 400 patients in the Boise area.
Contact: Corey Surber
Director, Community Health Initiatives
Telephone: 208-367-7078
E-mail: coresurb@sarmc.org
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