THE AVAN HEALTCARE REACH MODEL
Is Mobile Health The Right Path for You?
Before choosing a vehicle or mobile setup, define the access challenge, the services that should go mobile, what the program requires, where demand happens, and how patients stay connected to care.
15 questions · immediate results · useful whether you are exploring, planning, or reassessing mobile healthcare
difficult?
require?
MOBILE HEALTH CARE
How familiar are you with mobile healthcare projects?
You may be exploring whether mobile healthcare could help, already planning a program, or looking at how to improve an existing one. Start with the situation that feels closest to where you are today.
EXPLORING
You’re trying to improve access to care.
You know people are having difficulty reaching or using services, but you are still exploring what the right response could be.
CONSIDERING
You’re considering mobile healthcare.
You want to understand what should go mobile, what the program would require, and which delivery approach could fit.
PLANNING OR REASSESSING
You already know you need a mobile solution.
You may be planning a new program, replacing a unit, expanding, or reassessing whether your current approach still fits.
WHAT'S THE RIGHT APPROACH
First, plan the best way to bring healthcare closer.
The vehicle goes next.
There are Five Reach areas you need to understand before deciding how to bring Health Care to you community. Deciding what approach fits you best, will help you to have a program saving lives.
GO TO THE PEOPLE
Field Mobility
A medical vehicle brings focused services closer to people across communities, neighborhoods, host locations, or other service points.
MEET THE PEOPLE
Community Care Site
A semi-fix site unit operates from a scheduled host location, creating a shared point of access for concentrated community demand.
RECIEVE THE PEOPLE
Healthcare Hub
The established clinical and operational foundation that anchors care and keeps mobile services connected to the wider healthcare system.
WHAT YOUR CARE PROGRAM NEEDS
The right setup comes from what the program needs.
There is no one-size-fits-all mobile clinic. The right setup depends on multiple factors, including how quickly the unit needs to be ready for care, how much private clinical space is needed, and how easily it must maneuver between locations.
Services & workflow
Staffing & capacity
Equipment & storage
Privacy & accessibility
Utilities & technology
Demand & location
THE HEALTHCARE REACH MODEL
Five areas to define the mobile healthcare need
The AVAN Healthcare Reach Model gives your team a practical way to think through mobile healthcare before jumping to a vehicle or delivery setup. By working through the access challenge, services to provide, requirements, demand, and connection to the wider care system, teams can make more informed decisions about how care should reach people and what the program needs to work well.
Service Gap
Why is access difficult?
Services to Provide
What care should go mobile?
Program Requirements
What does that care require?
Service Area & Demand
Where does demand happen?
Hub Connection
How do patients stay connected to care?
WANT TO GO DEEPER?
Explore the Reach Model before deciding what comes next.
This free guide will walk you throught the process of turning the Reach Five areas into a a clearer mobile healthcare plan.
Gather the evidence
Understand where access breaks down and what is driving the problem.
Requirements Profile
Separate what the program truly needs from what is adaptable or simply preferred.
Make a Reach Decision
Use the evidence and requirements to compare approaches and determine how care should reach people.
Define the first stage
Turn the decision into a practical starting plan that can be reviewed and refined as the program learns.
KNOW WHERE YOU ARE
See where your mobile healthcare plan stands.
The Mobile Healthcare Fit & Readiness Assessment walks you through 15 practical questions about the access problem, the care you want to provide, what the program requires, where demand exists, and how patients stay connected to care.
- Answer 15 Thoughtful Questions
- Get Your Results Right Away
- No Obligation for You
In just a few minutes, you will get a clearer picture of what is already well defined, what still needs work, and whether mobile healthcare looks like a strong fit for what your organization is trying to accomplish.
MOBILE HEALTHCARE IN PRACTICE
See how organizations are bringing care closer.
Different communities arrive at different solutions. These examples show how mobile healthcare can respond to different access barriers, program requirements, and community needs.
BETHESDA COMMUNITY CLINIC
GEORGIA
“We were able to see so many more patients if we simply eliminated that transportation barrier.”
Melissa Belfield, Executive Director
COMMUNITY CLINIC
SOUTHWEST MISSOURI
“It’s amazing how all of the things that you would need in a regular exam room are there.”
Stephanie Brady, Executive Director
FRONTERA HEALTH
TEXAS
“Partnering with local organizations really ensures that the work we do in the short term has longevity.”
Shira Goldstein, International Medical Corps
BRING YOUR PROJECT TO LIFE
Ready to think through what this could look like for your organization?
Bring your access challenge, assessment results, or existing program questions to AVAN. We can help translate the defined need into practical mobile setup and interior requirements.