Monday, 25 June 2007
Texas Mobile Health-Screening Coach to Deliver Care
University General, a Texas hospital based in Houston, will launch a mobile health-screening coach to deliver care to people without health insurance.
The health coach will seek out uninsured residents who can’t afford private health plans and aren’t eligible for state-sponsored health programs such as Medicaid. Treating children’s and senior citizens will be the program’s priority.
The effort will be conducted by the Community of Health and Hope, a new non-profit subsidiary of University General.
“We want to help the communities University General Hospital System is going into,” said Gina Stinson, executive director of the Community of Health & Hope.
Houston is the first city on the list. Starting in August, the health coach will provide their mobile care in 4 zip codes. They hope to expand into 19 more.
The team inside the health-mobile will include a doctor, a nurse, and a receptionist. The coach itself is a 40-foot vehicle with 2 exam rooms, a bathroom, an X-ray set-up, and basic lab equipment.
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