The Children's Health Express, a mobile clinic program of Dell Children's Medical Center of Central Texas and a program of the Children's Health Fund, is rolling into the Austin community to deliver primary and preventive pediatric health care to children without access to critically needed health care.
"The Children's Health Express is a state-of-the-art mobile unit that will break down barriers that contribute to the lack of health care in children who may not have health insurance or a permanent medical provider," said Ava Wood, director of Ambulatory Services, Dell Children's Medical Center. "Our highly skilled medical team will include a board certified pediatrician, a family nurse practitioner, a licensed vocational nurse, and a licensed medical social worker to address the mental health needs."
The Children's Health Fund supports projects throughout the country such as the Children's Health Express which assure that underserved children have a medical home - a proven model of comprehensive health and family centered health care," said Arturo Brito, chief medical officer and executive vice president of Children's Health Fund. "We are thrilled to partner with Dell Children's Medical Center, one of the premiere children's hospitals in the country to bring this exemplary model of care to thousands of families in Austin."
The services provided by the mobile unit include:
• Well Child Exams
• Immunizations
• Acute Illness
• Sports Physicals
It's anticipated that 1,600 patients will visit the mobile unit in the coming year. The two exam rooms in the unit will allow the medical staff to see a large number of patients.
Beginning in the fall, the Children's Health Express, in collaboration with the Children's Health Fund, will visit McBee, T.A. Brown, Houston and Read Elementary one day per week. These schools are in areas where few medical resources are available.
"The Children's Medical Center Foundation and Dell Children's express their deepest appreciation to all of the donors who have supported this meaningful program since it was established in 1995," said Missy Wood, executive director, Children's Medical Center Foundation of Central Texas. "We are especially grateful to the Carl C. Anderson, Sr. and Marie Jo Anderson Charitable Foundation for their donation in support of the health and well-being of Central Texas children and teens. The Anderson Foundation made a very generous grant to Children's Medical Center Foundation which enabled Dell Children's to purchase this new, beautiful state of the art customized mobile health van."
Children's Health Fund
Because millions of children in America aren't getting the health care they need, the Children's Health Fund (CHF) is committed to providing health care to the nation's most medically under-served children and their families through the development and support of innovative medical programs, response to public health crises, and the promotion of guaranteed access to appropriate health care for all children.
Founded in 1987 by singer/songwriter Paul Simon, and pediatrician/advocate Irwin Redlener, MD, the CHF's health projects have provided more than 1.6 million patient visits. CHF partners with major academic medical centers to deliver health care to disadvantaged children and families, via state-of-the-art mobile medical units, in both rural and urban areas across the country.
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