Mobile Medical Clinic

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!

2010.07.15 by GCHope

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.

1969.12.31 by Harmony Trevino

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: 3

Wrap-around services provided:

Social Services: 5 Housing: 16 Employment: 9 MSI: 14 Medi-Cal: 4

Clients 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

1969.12.31 by Harmony Trevino

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.

2010.01.11 by

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

2009.12.17 by GCHope

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.

2009.12.11 by Harmony Trevino

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!

2009.11.24 by Harmony Trevino

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.

2009.11.20 by Harmony Trevino