Telus launches second mobile health clinic in Victoria

VICTORIA – Telus announced Thursday the launch of a second mobile health clinic in Victoria. The mobile health clinic, in partnership with the Victoria Cool Aid Society, is supposed to address the “increasing need for primary health care and provide support for people experiencing homelessness in the capital region,” a press release said. Those services include routine testing, contraception, women’s health services, STI treatment, harm reduction services, and mental health care and counseling, the release said. The existing mobile clinic, which serves 25 locations on a bi-weekly rotational basis, has “enabled more than 14,000 patient encounters from citizens throughout the...