Bay program keeps going mobile!
Alameda County Health Care for the Homeless (ACHCHP) is a federally funded program that provides comprehensive primary medical and health care services to homeless people. ACHCHP provides services to thirty four sites in Alameda County, including a physical clinic in Oakland and a couple mobile medical clinics.
Since 1988, ACHCHP has done outstanding work in providing dental, medical and mental health care to homeless people. In addition, the program provides shelters, food, social and legal services and substance abuse treatments. Mobile Medical Clinics play a fundamental role in providing services for the homeless. In June 2011, Alameda County took delivery of a new 38’ Mobile Medical Clinic that was custom built for the program by Universal Specialty Vehicles, Inc. The vehicle will be operated by a group of professionals, including; nurse practitioners, medical assistants and support staff.
The new vehicle is equipped with several eco-friendly items, including Meganite Acrylic solid surface anti-bacterial countertops and Wilsonart Cabinets that are both Greenguard Certified. The mobile clinic contains floor mounted foot controls for water to each of the sinks on board. The pedals allow for water conservation and are more environment friendly. Overall, the vehicle is separated into three areas: the counseling, the lab/intake and Exam room. All these areas are essential for the staff on board to perform their duties.
The counseling area is used to perform private interviews. This area has an area wide enough to accommodate two confidential interviews at once. The Lab/Intake area is equipped with a centrifuge and tube holder, a water dispenser, phlebotomy chair including a table and curtain, and an all in one Printer/Fax/Copier. The Exam room where patients are treated includes a Power Procedure Exam Table (that can be used for Medical and Dental Exams) with foot pedals, a swivel exam table light, lockable cabinets, scale and adjustable chair. There are roughly 36 literature racks throughout the vehicle that display pamphlets with important reading information. One built-in 22” flat panel HDTV is displayed in the Center Intake room. A distinct touch throughout the vehicle is that there are clothes hooks in each room. Also, the vehicle contains a Ricon Wheelchair lift that is positioned at the curb side and an A&E Weather Pro Electric Awning with keychain remote control.
Nonetheless, Universal Specialty Vehicles, Inc. performed an outstanding job! USV took extra time in building the vehicle to make sure that all the medical equipment was situated where it could best be utilized. Alameda County Health Care for the Homeless Program was thrilled to finally have their vehicle and excited to put it to use.
For more information on how to make your organization mobile, give us a call at 951-943-7747. To see pictures of other units we have built, visit us on Facebook.com/USVInc or our website www.usv1.com.
