A new mobile medical unit has been launched in the community, thanks to funding from the Dalio Center for Health Justice, NewYork-Presbyterian, and a grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The unit offers a range of services to help improve the health of the community.
The 37-foot-long unit is staffed by a team of healthcare providers from NewYork-Presbyterian and includes an exam room, consult room, and laboratory space equipped with refrigerators for specimens, medications, and vaccines. The unit offers gender-affirming and LGBTQ+ care, family planning services, routine laboratory testing, sexual health vaccinations, health education, and hepatitis C screening. In addition to these services, patients can access social services, benefits enrollment, and referrals to local healthcare providers.
To further support the community, the unit will collaborate with community-based organizations to offer low-cost and high-quality sexual health care services. This collaboration will help ensure that everyone in the community has access to the care they need to maintain their health.
