The Mobile Medical Unit of the Health Care Center for the
Homeless visits HOPE Helps, Inc. once a month and provides medical care for the
uninsured. This unit currently provides the only FREE medical care in Oviedo,
collaborating with HOPE Helps, Inc. in scheduling appointments.
The HOPE Mobile Medical Unit provides primary medical care services, including treatment of chronic conditions. They have been visiting HOPE Helps, Inc. for the past three years. From 2012 until now, they have treated more than 240 patients. The doctors and nurses of the Unit currently treat a maximum of 15 patients per visit. Many of these patients have chronic illnesses and come to the clinic each month for regular checkups. The team does not dispense medication on site, but sends prescriptions directly to Walmart, Oviedo to be filled, so that patients do not incur costs to visit the Health Center on Orange Blossom Trail in person.
Carmen and her family have been coming to HOPE Helps, Inc.
for the past year, and she is currently a patient of the Mobile Medical Unit. She
has a thyroid condition and ovarian cysts and the doctors have given her
regular checkups, prescribed medication and referred her to the Health Center for
follow-ups. Unfortunately, she recently had to go to the Emergency Room because
she was in so much pain. She was given a shot of morphine and sent home; her
hospital bills keep adding up because she cannot afford to pay them. “For me,
this Mobile Medical Unit service has been excellent, it is a lot of help,” says
Carmen, “They have helped me tremendously!” Now, Carmen needs to see a
specialist for services which are not currently offered by the Mobile Medical
Unit. At HOPE Helps, Inc., we are trying to find her a specialist who will
donate their services, or provide them at a reduced cost.
We truly appreciate the Mobile Medical Unit and the HealthCenter for the Homeless, and the amazing work they do. “Their services are a
gift,” declares Christine Wright, the Resource Coordinator at HOPE Helps,
Inc.
If you do not have health insurance and you are interested
in being treated by the HOPE Mobile Medical Unit, please call the HOPE Resource
Center at 321-765-4984 to make an appointment.
