The Westchester Institute for Human Development (WIHD) announced it will receive a custom-designed Mobile Medical Clinic next month through grant funding from two New York-based private foundations.
This new Mobile Medical Clinic will provide primary care, podiatry, occupational therapy, laboratory testing, and vaccinations to people with disabilities living in Westchester and the Hudson Valley group residential programs. WIHD custom-designed the interior and exterior features of the van to be wheelchair accessible and allow for movement by medical clinic staff and clients.
“People with disabilities living in group residential programs often miss appointments at health care centers because of inadequate transportation and limited driver staffing,” said WIHD in a statement, adding that the organization “identified nearly 40 group residential programs that believe a solution like the mobile medical clinic will help their clients get the care and health education they need more easily. WIHD expects to provide 1,000 healthcare visits with the mobile clinic within the first year.”
The Mobile Medical Clinic will be unveiled at a ceremony on Oct. 18 at WIHD”™s headquarters in Valhalla.
Photo: Artist’s rendering of the new Mobile Mobile Clinic.
