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April 27, 2023 • HSC Health, Pediatrics Gill Children’s Services, HSC Pediatric Mobile Clinic, Mandy Mendez,
Many Tarrant County residents recognize the colorful HSC Pediatric Mobile Clinic, but don’t realize all the services it provides. The PMC provides acute care, physicals, vaccinations and more at no charge to the patients and their families. A pediatric office on wheels, the mobile unit visits locations that are at least two bus stops away…
April 27, 2023 • HSC Health, Pediatrics free health clinic, mobile clinic, mobile health clinic, vaccines,
The HSC Pediatric Mobile Clinic is preparing to roll out its summer programming across DFW. With a full-sized van equipped with everything a provider needs for well-child visits, acute visits and vaccinations, this mobile care center travels all over the Tarrant County area to provide meaningful care for uninsured or low-income families. Pediatric Mobile Clinic…
April 26, 2023 • Banner feature, HSC Health, Pediatrics, Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine Boys & Girls Club, Catch one, Early Childhood Intervention, Enhanced Community Coordination, Family Central, Gill Children’s Services, Healthy Start, Julia Marut, My Health My Resources, Safe Haven, YMCA,
The HSC Pediatric Mobile Clinic utilizes a rich network of community resources to approach each patient from a whole health perspective. The PMC is a pediatrician’s office on wheels, equipped with everything a provider needs to perform well-child checks, acute visits, vaccinations and more. This mobile care center travels to areas with limited access to…
April 25, 2023 • HSC Health, Pediatrics, Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine Catch one, pediatric mobile clinic, TCU Audiology, TCU School of Nursing, Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine students, Texas Wesleyan Dental Hygienist.,
The Catch One program is primed for expansion under the leadership of NP Mandy Mendez and the HSC Pediatric Mobile Clinic. The program currently partners with Morningside Elementary School to provide full health screenings, including dental and vision, to students with their parent’s permission. This collaborative event is coordinated by the PMC with assistance from…
August 5, 2022 • HSC Health, HSC Health, Pediatrics Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas, Dr. Christina Robinson, Healthy Families®, Healthy Kids, pediatric mobile clinic,
The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth recently was awarded a $25,000 Healthy Kids, Healthy Families® grant from Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas (BCBSTX). The funding will allow the university’s Pediatric Mobile Clinic to continue striving to increase health care access for children across North Texas. The clinic has…
June 29, 2022 • Pediatrics, Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine Christina Robinson, pediatric mobile clinic,
The Pediatric Mobile Clinic at The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth is known for being one of the only mobile clinics in the Dallas/Fort Worth area that specializes in pediatrics. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, the clinic was active at community centers, churches and the YMCA — providing well-child and…
May 21, 2021 • Pediatrics
By Kathryn Lytton Since 2014, HSC’s Pediatric Mobile Clinic has provided critical health care resources to underserved children in Fort Worth. Traveling to neighborhoods across the city, the mobile clinic offers wellness visits, school/sports physicals, immunizations, screenings and education at no cost to families. Without the services provided by the Pediatric Mobile Clinic, these children…
October 6, 2020 • Clinical Practice Group, Family Medicine, Geriatrics, Patient Care, Pediatrics
By Kathryn Lytton The flu season is approaching and experts at The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth are tackling questions about the yearly virus as communities continue to fight COVID-19. Here is a Q&A about the seasonal flu and related topics: Priya Bui, DO, Pediatrics When should a child begin getting a flu vaccine? Flu shots…
April 24, 2020 • COVID-19, Patient Care, Pediatrics, Students, TCOM
By Jan Jarvis Infants, toddlers and teens are among the latest victims of Covid-19 as a spike in abuse cases triggers alarms across the country. Unemployment, health worries, mounting bills, social isolation and closed schools – on top of potty training, tantrums and family tension – sometimes can push parents to the edge. “There’s just…
March 31, 2020 • COVID-19, Pediatrics
By Diane Smith Patrice Buffkin’s early worries about COVID-19 were work related. Buffkin, an event-planning manager for The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth, wondered if the disease would delay promotional items en route from China in January. Buffkin was 29 to 32 weeks pregnant, expecting a baby girl. Her attention…
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