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County Health and Human Services operates 2 Mobile Medical
Units, including one for the uninsured
(see below) and one for the homeless
Mobile Medical Unit Healthcare
for the Uninsured
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- Basic Primary Care – This
service will be provided to the public at no
charge. Primary medical care will be provided
to any person who presents to the MMU team,
regardless of income, or citizenship status,
as long as they do not have Medicaid, Medicare,
or any other form of medical insurance. Although
this team cannot provide ongoing medical care,
a person may be seen one or two times before
being referred to another medical provider at
no or low cost. Emergency services will not
be provided.
- Laboratory Services – The
MMU team will provide this service as part of
the physical exam, if necessary.
- Prescriptions – Prescription
assistance will be provided at no charge to
the public. Prescriptions from other medical
providers or emergency rooms will not be filled.
- Mental Health Treatment –
Referrals will be made to Directions for Mental
Health and to Suncoast Center for Mental Health.
- Substance Abuse Treatment –
Referrals will be made to Operation Par, Turning
Point, Acts, and etc…
- Dental Services – MMU II
does not provide dental services, however, referrals
can be made to the Health and Human Services Department,
or to Community Health Centers, depending on
income and assets.
It would be helpful if clients could bring I.D.
and Social Security Cards with them when requesting
services, but it is not a necessity.
Evening Team Services
- Basic Primary Care – This service will be
provided to the public at no charge. Primary
medical care will be provided to any person
who presents to the MMU team, regardless of
income, or citizenship status, as long as they
do not have Medicaid, Medicare, or any other
form of medical insurance. Although this team
cannot provide ongoing medical care, a person
may be seen one or two times before being referred
to another medical provider at no or low cost.
Emergency services will not be provided.
- Laboratory Services – The MMU team will provide
this service as part of the physical exam, if
necessary.
- Prescriptions – Prescription assistance will
be provided at no charge to the public. Prescriptions
from other medical providers or emergency rooms
will not be filled.
- Mental Health Treatment – Referrals will be
made to Directions for Mental Health and to
Suncoast Center for Mental Health.
- Substance Abuse Treatment – Referrals will
be made to Operation Par, Turning Point, Acts,
and etc…
- Dental Services – MMU II does not provide
dental services, however, referrals can be made
to the Health and Human Services Department, or to Community
Health Centers, depending on income and assets.
It would be helpful if clients could bring I.D.
and Social Security Cards with them when requesting
services, but it is not a necessity.
Mobile
Medical Unit Healthcare for the Homeless
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Since
1988. outreach medical and dental care has been
provided to the homeless population of Pinellas
County via a Mobile Medical Van. Approximately
25% of the operating funds for the Mobile Medical
Van have been provided by federal grant money
through the Bureau of Primary Health Care. The
van visits shelters, soup kitchens, drop-in centers,
and other locations where the homeless are known
to congregate. The van contains an examination
room, wheel chair lift, interview area medical
equipment and records, cellular phones, a fax
machine and laptop computers. There are no drugs
on-board. The Mobile Medical Team consists of
a medical director, program supervisor, physician
nurses, social worker and social work assistants/drivers.
Homeless
includes a person who is staying with a friend
on a temporary basis.
If you are homeless with a medical need please
call 582-7577 to obtain the locations, day of
the week and times the mobile medical van is available
to determine where you may best be served.
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