Mobile Medical Clinic
Posted 2009.11.19
By Harmony Trevino
Past Shipments:
- 2011.06.30 – Yearly Operating Expenses
Giving Children Hope debuted its mobile medical clinic at the Remote Area Medical event in Los Angeles earlier this year. This mobile clinic will treat the under-served populations in Orange County and Los Angeles. Giving Children Hope will keep it stocked with necessary supplies and medicines. This is a unique partnership allows each of us to leverage our strengths and have the greatest impact in the community. The mobile clinic will have a large dental component and will also provide basic medical treatment.
Giving Children Hope is responsible for maintaining the clinic with needed supplies and medicines. Partnering organizations are responsible for community outreach and medical personnel. Our current list of include: Downey Regional Medical Center, Western University, Amrit Davaa World Health, Family Health Centers of Greater LA, Kaiser Permanente, Illumination Foundation, and Women for World Health.
To help get this mobile clinic on the road and into Orange and Los Angeles counties’ under-served communities, we need funding for refurbishment costs and one years’ operating expenses.
We are asking for $250,000 today to put the mobile clinic on the road in 2010. This investment will treat over 12,000 individuals, 10,000 in LA alone. This is under $18 per patient.
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New Date Just Added!!
The Mobile Medical Clinic will be present and active at Saddleback Hospital in San Clemente on Sunday, November 13 from 6 a.m. until 4 p.m.
If you’re in the south Orange County area, be sure to stop by and check out the mobile clinic!
Treating 32 and more!
Last Wednesday at Lighthouse Church in Stanton, the Mobile Medical Clinic and partner organizations were able to see, treat and serve 32 patients.
Don’t miss the mobile clinic this Thursday at the Laundry Love Outreach in Santa Ana!
Fall Appearances Announced!
Last week, the Mobile Medical Clinic made two stops to serve local communities with healthcare services in partnership with the Illumination Foundation.
On Sept. 15, MMC was in Santa Ana at the Laundry Love night, providing medical services from 6 – 8:30 p.m.. Laundry Love is an outreach event for the local community. Sponsors and partners provide free laundry services at the local laundromat to low-income and homeless community members.
The following day, Sept. 16, MMC was present at Project Access Health Fair in Anaheim providing healthcare services from 4 – 7 p.m..
Missed any of these appearances? You still have a chance to see the MMC at work!
On Wednesday, Oct 12. from 5:30-8:30 p.m., the MMC will be at Lighthouse Church in Stanton administering vaccinations, check-ups, and other medical services to the local community.
Then, on Thursday, Oct. 20 from 6-9 p.m., the MMC will participate in another Laundry Love outreach event in Santa Ana.
We are excited for our continued partnership with Illumination Foundation to bring health to communities in need in this capacity.
Families Receive Healthcare
This past weekend, Giving Children Hope’s Mobile Medical Clinic was staffed with doctors and nurses at the Third Annual Community Resource Fair at Irvine Valley College.
A note from Families Forward recaps the success of the event, highlighting how many families were served:
“On behalf of the staff at Families Forward, we’d like to thank you for participating in our 3rd Annual Community Resource Fair last Saturday at Irvine Valley College. We’ve received positive feedback from attendees regarding how beneficial the event was for them and how friendly and helpful the agency representatives were.
This event wouldn’t have been possible without the support from each and every one of you. There is no better way to meet the growing needs in our communities than with a partnership amongst wonderful organizations.
314 registered families (761 individuals) attended the fair, over 60 volunteers, culminating close to 300 volunteer hours that day, with 55 participating agencies. This was truly an effort made successful only with the coming together of MANY people.
A sincere thank you again and we look forward to future collaboration!”
Giving Children Hope and the Mobile Medical Clinic will participate in another health expo Saturday, May 14, at the Central County Healthcare Expo. Be sure to check out the GCHope booth and the Mobile Medical Clinic then!
MMC serves Santa Ana
Giving Children Hope’s Mobile Medical Clinic participated in the Mobile Multi-Service Center in Santa Ana this week. More than 170 patients were in attendance to receive a variety of services available at the Civic Center, including flu vaccinations, counseling services, phychiatry services, legal and social servies and medical checkups and services.
According to the intake forms completed by many individuals in attendance, 84 percent of those receiving services are homeless.
Giving Children Hope would like to thank Illumination Foundation for allowing the Mobile Medical Clinic to be a part of this event, as well as all the participants and volunteers that made the MMSC possible.
May 8 Health Expo update!
On May 8, Giving Children Hope’s Mobile Medical Clinic supplied a pediatric medical station at the first Central County Health Expo. At the event, 301 individuals received vision services, including 190 receiving prescription glasses; 97 people received free medical care. Social services were also provided to individuals with a variety of needs ranging from family care to housing assistance. In total, 1,289 individuals were seen in only six hours! See pictures of the event below.
Thank you to all of the organizations and service groups who made this possible. Giving Children Hope looks forward to being a part of the even bigger Health Expo next year!
Mobile Medical Clinic Update
Giving Children Hope, along with the Illumination Foundation, has served 85 patients in the last month through the mobile medical clinic and volunteer doctors and nurses from Kaiser Permanente.
These patients were treated with medical, mental health and wrap-around services. They also were given referrals to receive additional care.
Bringing free healthcare to underserved populations in Orange County is only made possible through partnerships. We thank the following partners:
HCA Behavioral Health, Social Services Agency, HCA Public Health Nursing, MIAH, UCI School of Medicine, Concordia University, iHOPE, Los Alisos Intermediate School, Arlene Bates, Saddleback Memorial Medical Center – San Clemente, Casa de Familia, Carolyn McInerney of the County of Orange, City of Santa Ana, Catholic Worker Movement and all the organizations which serve the civic center homeless for helping to promote the clinic services.
Mobile Clinic April 7 Report
GCHope’s mobile medical clinic continues to serve the local community with the help of our partners, the Illuminate Foundation. Here is a report of the the services provided on April 7:
On behalf of the Illumination Foundation, thank you to everyone who served at the April 7 clinic at Denny’s last week. The event was extra special because of the barbecue and bounce house, courtesy of Family is Home Partnership (FHP), our site hosts. I know the families and their children really appreciated this, and it certainly helped with attendance. A big thank you to Denny’s Restaurant for graciously allowing us to conduct our clinic on their property and supporting our efforts!
FHP publicized the event extensively, and the clients who came out were exactly the families and individuals who needed MMSC, the reason we run these clinics. A high percentage lived in the motels and some were homeless “on the street”. Caroline saw a record 14 for MSI information/applications and our CHAT-H PHN Ivy Yen is following up on 13 individuals to ensure they really get connected to stable medical care. This is truly public-private partnership for bettering the health of the community!
Here are the numbers:
Clients who came through intake: 36
Clients who received H1N1 flu vaccine*: 28
Clients who received MD care: 26
Clients who received RN care only: 1
Clients who received mental health services: 3Wrap-around services provided:
Social Services: 5 Housing: 16 Employment: 9 MSI: 14 Medi-Cal: 4Clients referred for PHN Case Management: 13
*For those of you who crunch numbers, please note that H1N1 recipients do not go through intake, and thus there is an unknown overlap between those 2 numbers.
Thanks to all our participants this clinic: Family is Home Partnership coordinator Linda Livesey and staff, HCA CHAT-H, Giving Children Hope, Kaiser Permanente physicians and nurses, UCI nursing students, CSULB nursing student, Illumination Foundation staff and volunteers, HCA Behavioral Health staff, Casa de la Familia, Starbright Medical Clinic (Medi-Cal), Social Services Agency, MIAH volunteers, UCI medical students, and IF volunteer RNs.
On behalf of the Illumination Foundation,
Becky
OC Board of Supervisors Meeting to End Homelessness
Giving Children Hope’s mobile medical clinic will be displayed at tomorrow morning’s meeting with the Board of Supervisors.
The Board will be approving the County’s draft to end homelessness in the next 10 years. Each member of the Board will be invited to enter the clinic to receive an H1N1 flu shot.
The mobile medical clinic has been operating in Orange County providing services to the homeless in collaboration with the Public Health Department and the Illumination Foundation.
Giving Children Hope Medical Clinic Coordinator Ken Hicks will be operating the clinic at the meeting. Also in attendance will be CEO & President John Ditty, Director of Advancement Jenise Steverding and Yorba Linda Sunrise Rotary President Jim Resha. The donation of the mobile medical clinic was presented to Giving Children Hope at a Yorba Linda Rotary meeting. The Yorba Linda Rotary club is spear-heading this project to assist the homeless in the community.
Mobile Medical Clinic in Action
Working with the Illumination Foundation, Giving Children Hope is utilizing its newly established Mobile Medical Clinic (MMC) to help the homeless in Orange County get much needed medical treatment. The MMC and the volunteer doctors treated people Thursday evening at the armory in Santa Ana.
Here is the final report:
Numbers for 12/17/09:
Clients through Intake: 23
Clients who saw MD: 22
H1N1 vaccines given: 35
MSI consultations/applications: 6
Housing consultations: 3
Employment consultations: 2
Referred/transported to ER: 2
Mobile Clinic in San Clemente
On Wednesday, GCHope’s mobile medical clinic was stationed in San Clemente at Saddleback Memorial Medical Center and served 58 patients.
Here are some of the services that were provided that day with the help of the Illumination Foundation:
Number who came through Intake: 58
Number who saw an MD: 13
Flu vaccines given: 48
Employment resources: 3
Housing resources: 1
Social Services assistance (general): 4
Medi-Cal Applications: 4
MSI Applications: 1
Referrals to PHNs for follow-up: 4
Thank you to all of partners who have helped take this mobile clinic to those who need most in the community.
Mobile Medical Clinic Serves Anaheim
Giving Children Hope has partnered with the Illumination Foundation to provide wraparound services to homeless people. The mobile clinic made its way to the Valencia Inn where almost 40 people were treated and received H1NI vaccinations.
Here is the full report:
“Thank you for working with us at the clinic last Wednesday in Anaheim! It was very successful, and ran at a good pace. We had a good number of “workers” for the clients. There was more advertising than last time, as planned.
Here are the numbers for this week:
- 37 came through intake.
- 17 saw a doctor
- 16 received an H1N1 vaccine, including 4 parents of babies under 6 months – a top priority group!
- 6 consulted on housing
- 4 consulted on employment
- 2 saw our social worker
- 9 will receive follow-up by the CHAT-H Public Health Nurses
Thank you all!
Becky A. Stone, RN, PHN
Supervising Public Health Nurse
Comprehensive Health Assessment Team – Homeless
HCA/Public Health Community Nursing
Donate today so our mobile medical clinic can reach others in the community!
YLS Rotary Supports GCHope's Mobile Medical Clinic
The Yorba Linda Sunrise Rotary has donated $4,000 to help get our mobile medical clinic on the road! GCHope wants to thank YLSR for their continued support of the local community. This clinic will serve thousands of people in under served communities a year with basic health care and dental treatments.
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2012.02.29 – Philippines ($9,975) /$10k
2012.02.29 – India ($9,975) /$10k
2012.06.30 – United States of America ($10k) /$15k
2012.06.30 – United States of America ($276k) /$620k
2012.09.30 – Iraq ($10k) /$15k
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