HALIFAX — Telus continues to expand its Health for Good program, today launching in Halifax the new North End Community Health Centre (NECHC) Mobile Health Clinic, powered by Telus Health.
The new NECHC Mobile Health Clinic will expand upon the health centre’s Mobile Outreach Street Health (MOSH) program, which since 2009 has been bringing primary healthcare directly to people in need throughout Halifax. The Mobile Clinic is a specially equipped clinic on wheels that will provide essential primary medical and mental healthcare, including electronic medical records, directly to underserved citizens, wherever they are in the city, says the Telus news release.
Already active in Montreal, Vancouver, Victoria, Calgary, Edmonton, Ottawa and Waterloo Region, the Mobile Health Clinics are equipped with Telus Health’s electronic medical record technology and Telus LTE Wi-Fi network technology. Skilled practitioners are able to collect and store data, examine results over time, and provide better continuity of care to patients who previously had undocumented medical histories. The medical clinic is divided into two main areas: one for patient reception and mental health care and a second more spacious area with an examination table and a physician/nursing workstation.
“At NECHC, we know that bringing primary healthcare to people who are homeless, insecurely housed, street involved and underserved in our community is key to removing barriers to care, improving health outcomes in our community and reducing heavy system use,” said Marie-France LeBlanc, executive director of NECHC, in the news release. “In this, our tenth year of MOSH, we are thrilled to be partnering with the Telus Health For Good program to bring a new state-of-the art mobile clinic to our community. This next-generation MOSH van will expand access to healthcare for those in HRM who need it the most.”
More information about the Telus Health for Good program can be found here.
