How Does Mobile Healthcare Help People Without Transportation? Dr. Lee Jacobs Explains
What happens when a patient needs healthcare but has no reliable way to reach it? For millions of Americans, that question is more than hypothetical. Research estimates that about 5.8 million people in the U.S. delay medical care each year because of transportation barriers. Those barriers include having no vehicle, unreliable transportation, high travel costs, […]
Why School Based Pediatric Care Matters for Children and Working Parents
For many working parents, getting a child to routine medical appointments can mean missing work or delaying care. This video explains how bringing pediatric care into schools can help children receive annual, comprehensive care while keeping parents involved in the visit and follow up.
Why Kids Doc on Wheels Downsized Its Mobile Clinic
A Sprinter style mobile clinic can be easier to drive, more economical to operate, and more personal for patient care than a larger RV based unit. See why Kids Doc on Wheels downsized from a 40 foot RV and how the smaller vehicle changed daily operations and the patient experience.
How Kids Doc on Wheels Brings Pediatric Care Into the Community
A pediatric mobile clinic brings healthcare services directly to children in schools and underserved communities, making care more accessible for families. See how Kids Doc on Wheels uses a mobile medical unit to provide pediatric care in the community and why a smaller unit became a better fit for its program.
How To Expand Access With Mobile Healthcare: Bethesda Community Clinic
Bethesda Community Clinic moved beyond its brick-and-mortar model to bring healthcare directly to people facing transportation, insurance, and access barriers. This story explores how mobile clnics helped them reach more patients, reduce overhead, and build stronger connections across the community.
Why Choose a Sprinter Type Mobile Clinic Over a Box Truck?
For healthcare teams researching mobile clinic options, vehicle size can shape how easily care reaches the people who need it. In this video, Bethesda Community Clinic shares why moving from a box truck to a Sprinter Type Mobile Clinic made their work easier, more flexible, and more accessible.
Bethesda Community Clinic:
A Home For Health
For clinics exploring how to reach more people, mobile healthcare can offer a practical way to remove barriers and bring care closer to the communities that need it. In this story, Bethesda Community Clinic shares how going mobile helped them serve patients with more flexibility, dignity, and access.
No Coverage, No Walls, No Problem: How Vida Mobile Clinic Reaches the Underserved
A mobile clinic can close the gap between people who need care and the walls that keep them from it. In the U.S., 26 million people lacked health insurance in 2023. For organizations serving uninsured, unhoused, or under-resourced communities, that number isn’t a chart. It’s the person delaying care because the bus ride is too […]
(Video) How Texas Used Mobile Clinics for Disaster Recovery
How Mobile Medical Units Support Communities in Times of Crisis When disaster strikes, healthcare can’t wait. Families can’t be expected to travel long distances when roads are flooded, homes are gone, and stress is overwhelming. Mobile medical units change that reality by going where people are — bringing care, trust, and hope in the hardest […]
What Does a Day Look Like? Prepare for Your Discovery Call with AVAN
Thinking about adding a new mobile medical unit to better serve the community? It’s exciting, but it can feel confusing. A discovery call can help make sure you’re on the right track and answer some of these questions: How will it help your patients? What do you need to get started? Are you even asking […]
A Mobile Medical Unit Success Story of Community Health Transformation
Ready for a mobile medical unit success story of community health transformation? Imagine living in an area so remote that getting to a doctor for healthcare feels like an endless journey. Unfortunately, many people living in isolated areas struggle with finding reliable access to healthcare. This can lead to delayed or missed diagnoses, worsening health […]
Joplin’s Road to Mobile Healthcare Case Study
The story of Joplin’s road to mobile healthcare began more than 3 decades ago. Read how the dream came true and how Joplin’s healthcare is now thriving.