Pittsburgh Mercy Health System will unveil its new $310,000 mobile medical unit to the community with a public open house event and tours, Oct. 10 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at Mercy Behavioral Health Center East Commons, 412 E. Commons, Pittsburgh.
The state-of-the-art, 13-foot high, 39-foot long, mobile medical unit will allow Pittsburgh Mercy Family Health Center and Operation Safety Net, both part of PMHS, to follow in the footsteps of the Sisters of Mercy by reaching out to vulnerable persons and delivering needed health care services—in this case, primary care and case management services—directly to people who are most need in the community. Primary care services will be delivered by practitioners from Pittsburgh Mercy Family Health Center, PMHS’ primary care physician practice on the South Side.
Case management services will be provided by Operation Safety Net, PMHS’ award-winning health and social service outreach program to people who are unsheltered and homeless.
The mobile medical unit features two modern examination rooms, a comprehensive lab, a pharmacy, a counseling area and room to expand to eventually include dental services. One of the exam rooms also serves as a dental room. The vehicle is equipped with a hydraulic-powered wheelchair lift, making it accessible to persons with disabilities.
Staffed by physicians, nurses, case managers, program specialists, and others who can assist individuals in accessing needed health and human services, the mobile medical unit will serve adults and children who are in need of primary care, urgent and routine appointments, as well as individuals who are homeless.
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