Phoenix Children's Hospital - Crews'n Healthmobile

In 2000, the Crewsâ€™n Healthmobile (CNH) was created to provide free, primary and preventative health care to homeless and at-risk youth. The program has grown from four half-day clinics to serving nearly 2,000 youth each year through 29 weekly clinics located at schools, shelters, resource centers and group homes.

What is it?

In 2000, the Crews’n Healthmobile (CNH) was created to provide free, primary and preventative health care to homeless and at-risk youth. The program has grown from four half-day clinics to serving nearly 2,000 youth each year through 29 weekly clinics located at schools, shelters, resource centers and group homes.

Who is it for?

Youth up to 24 years old who are homeless or at risk of homelessness, regardless of insurance status or ability to pay.

Why do they do it?

Thousands of youth live on the streets of Phoenix, with many in desperate need of medical care. Most of these youth do not have health insurance and have major barriers in accessing health care.

Impact

In the past year, CNH served nearly 2,000 patients through 14,400 encounters. CNH began utilizing two mobile medical units six months ago; there has been a 28 percent increase in patients seen compared with the same time period last year. For more information, click here.

Contact: Randy Christensen, M.D., M.P.H.
Medical Director, Crews’n Healthmobile
Division Chief, Pediatric & Adolescent Medicine
President, Medical Staff
Telephone: 602-933-5345
Email: rchriste@phoenixchildrens.com

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