{"id":39625,"date":"2025-10-09T10:40:12","date_gmt":"2025-10-09T15:40:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swopehealth.org\/?p=39625"},"modified":"2025-10-17T10:16:56","modified_gmt":"2025-10-17T15:16:56","slug":"healthcare-on-wheels-our-mobile-medical-units-journey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swopehealth.org\/healthcare-on-wheels-our-mobile-medical-units-journey\/","title":{"rendered":"Healthcare on Wheels: Our Mobile Medical Unit\u2019s Journey"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"39625\" class=\"elementor elementor-39625\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5cd8347 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5cd8347\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-38d10e1\" data-id=\"38d10e1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c25abe elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3c25abe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"349\" src=\"https:\/\/swopehealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/MMU.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-39627\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swopehealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/MMU.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/swopehealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/MMU-300x102.jpg 300w, https:\/\/swopehealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/MMU-768x262.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6ff4f06\" data-id=\"6ff4f06\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ebeba8e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ebeba8e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"MsoNormal\">Since 1987, Swope Health has provided services to unhoused individuals through the Outreach, Healthcare for the Homeless, program. In the early 2000s, the program<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-dc6669b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dc6669b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c15bff1\" data-id=\"c15bff1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d5bc66 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2d5bc66\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>expanded with the addition of a mobile medical unit (MMU) \u2013 which brings medical services directly to the underserved members of the community.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; background-color: initial;\">The MMU offers a variety of services by visiting local shelters, transitional living facilities, and other community organizations in the Kansas City metropolitan area every week, along with participation in community events. Swope Health Outreach Clinic Director Rachel Melson, DNP, FNP-C has been heavily involved with the MMU since joining our health center in 2015.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\u201cWe have the opportunity to go out in the community and directly to local shelters to provide care to patients instead of having them come into a clinic,\u201d Melson said. \u201cThis is a way to break down that final barrier to care, which is access to services and transportation.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4ea8cd0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4ea8cd0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a55c841\" data-id=\"a55c841\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7eb784f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7eb784f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; background-color: initial;\">Swope Health has\u00a0used multiple units over the years \u2013 including three total in Melson\u2019s tenure \u2013 due to the high mileage it travels. The MMU is out in the community at least twice\u00a0a week.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\">\u201cIn the past, we\u00a0were out in the community three days a week, but COVID disrupted\u00a0<span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; background-color: initial;\">some things. As\u00a0we continue to rebuild the program, the goal is to be in the community three to four days a week,\u201d she said.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\">On days when the\u00a0MMU is out in the community, it travels to a location in the morning and in the afternoon. Thanks to\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0e9579b\" data-id=\"0e9579b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10402d4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"10402d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/swopehealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Rachel.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-39652\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swopehealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Rachel.jpg 768w, https:\/\/swopehealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Rachel-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-28658b9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"28658b9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-15d864c\" data-id=\"15d864c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5a9540 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e5a9540\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; background-color: initial;\">community partnerships, Swope Health now sees more unhoused individuals than ever before.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur partners trust us because we\u2019re visible and consistent in the community,\u201d Melson said. \u201cPatients trust that we will be there when we say we&#8217;re going to be there. That is important because individuals who are experiencing homelessness don&#8217;t have consistency in a lot of things.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Swope Health\u2019s community partners include locations across the KC metro such as the Salvation Army, Hope Faith Homeless Assistance Campus, the City Union Mission, and Heartland Center for Behavioral Change.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe go to some partners once a month; others, we go to each week. For example, we go to the same two spots \u2013 Hope Faith and Heartland Center for Behavioral Change \u2013 every Thursday because they consistently have a higher volume of people needing care,\u201d she said. \u201cWhere we go depends on what their needs are, and we try to meet with our community partners to determine what&#8217;s going to work best for them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Along with the mobile units, Swope Health also offers free transportation to clinics for patients in select zip codes \u2013 including locations that the MMU travels to. Swope Health\u2019s community partners receive the schedule for the shuttle and the MMU monthly as some patients utilize both services.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have a shuttle that goes to the shelters to pick patients up, brings them to a clinic, and take them back,\u201d Melson said. \u201cIf they need to come in to pick up their medicine, get lab work done, or meet with a caseworker, they have a quick and reliable way to get to a clinic.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-eb86f7c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"eb86f7c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-07ab096\" data-id=\"07ab096\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e520bfb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e520bfb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\">The MMU team has a rotation of staff members who take turns going out in the community. The team consists of a driver, a case worker, a medical assistant, and a medical provider.<\/p><p style=\"font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\">\u201cOur team works together to meet the needs of our patients,\u201d she said. \u201cOur case workers help enroll patients in our services and connect them to resources at Swope Health and in the community. I&#8217;m one of the medical providers and my role is to provide medical care but also to be a listening ear.\u201d<\/p><p style=\"font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\">When a patient gets onto the unit, they check in with the case worker to register\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a5d3c08\" data-id=\"a5d3c08\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8def8de elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8def8de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/swopehealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Inside.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-39664\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swopehealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Inside.jpg 768w, https:\/\/swopehealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Inside-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f5bf7af elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f5bf7af\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bf5e4a6\" data-id=\"bf5e4a6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be6cc5a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"be6cc5a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\">and see if they have any immediate medical needs. Additionally, every patient on the unit has access to medical screenings.<\/p><p style=\"font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\">\u201cOur treatment model is standardized for each patient. If you come onto the unit, you&#8217;re going to meet with a case worker, have your vital signs run, and receive a medical history evaluation. Additionally, we offer point-of-care tests: Hep-C, HIV, and diabetes screening,\u201d Melson said.<\/p><p style=\"font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\">Swope Health\u2019s MMU also serves at community events throughout the year. That includes Project Homeless Connect, an annual, one-day free event that gives unhoused individuals free access to difficult-to-obtain services. Swope Health has been the medical partner for the event since 2015, its inaugural year.<\/p><p style=\"font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\">Interested in scheduling the Swope Health Mobile Medical Unit for a community event? To make the request, click <a href=\"https:\/\/swopehealth.org\/swope-health-community-support-request\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Since 1987, Swope Health has provided services to unhoused individuals through the Outreach, Healthcare for the Homeless, program. In the early 2000s, the program expanded with the addition of a mobile medical unit (MMU) \u2013 which brings medical services directly to the underserved members of the community. The MMU offers a variety of services by &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/swopehealth.org\/healthcare-on-wheels-our-mobile-medical-units-journey\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Healthcare on Wheels: Our Mobile Medical Unit\u2019s Journey<\/span> Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":85,"featured_media":39627,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[148,149,151,152],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-39625","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-general","category-community","category-team","category-mobile-medical-unit"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.3.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Healthcare on Wheels: Our Mobile Medical Unit\u2019s Journey - Swope Health<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/swopehealth.org\/healthcare-on-wheels-our-mobile-medical-units-journey\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Healthcare on Wheels: Our Mobile Medical Unit\u2019s Journey - Swope Health\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Since 1987, Swope Health has provided services to unhoused individuals through the Outreach, Healthcare for the Homeless, program. In the early 2000s, the program expanded with the addition of a mobile medical unit (MMU) \u2013 which brings medical services directly to the underserved members of the community. The MMU offers a variety of services by &hellip; Healthcare on Wheels: Our Mobile Medical Unit\u2019s Journey Read More &raquo;\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/swopehealth.org\/healthcare-on-wheels-our-mobile-medical-units-journey\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Swope Health\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-10-09T15:40:12+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-10-17T15:16:56+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/swopehealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/MMU.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1024\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"349\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Tanner Cobb\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Tanner Cobb\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"5 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/swopehealth.org\/healthcare-on-wheels-our-mobile-medical-units-journey\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/swopehealth.org\/healthcare-on-wheels-our-mobile-medical-units-journey\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Tanner Cobb\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/swopehealth.org\/#\/schema\/person\/c188b7aebd5e9767ab7d57125145422e\"},\"headline\":\"Healthcare on Wheels: Our Mobile Medical Unit\u2019s Journey\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-10-09T15:40:12+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-10-17T15:16:56+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/swopehealth.org\/healthcare-on-wheels-our-mobile-medical-units-journey\/\"},\"wordCount\":762,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/swopehealth.org\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/swopehealth.org\/healthcare-on-wheels-our-mobile-medical-units-journey\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/swopehealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/MMU.jpg\",\"articleSection\":[\"General Information\",\"Our Community\",\"Our Team\",\"Mobile Medical Unit\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/swopehealth.org\/healthcare-on-wheels-our-mobile-medical-units-journey\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/swopehealth.org\/healthcare-on-wheels-our-mobile-medical-units-journey\/\",\"name\":\"Healthcare on Wheels: Our Mobile Medical Unit\u2019s Journey - Swope Health\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/swopehealth.org\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/swopehealth.org\/healthcare-on-wheels-our-mobile-medical-units-journey\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/swopehealth.org\/healthcare-on-wheels-our-mobile-medical-units-journey\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/swopehealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/MMU.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-10-09T15:40:12+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-10-17T15:16:56+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/swopehealth.org\/healthcare-on-wheels-our-mobile-medical-units-journey\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/swopehealth.org\/healthcare-on-wheels-our-mobile-medical-units-journey\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/swopehealth.org\/healthcare-on-wheels-our-mobile-medical-units-journey\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/swopehealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/MMU.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/swopehealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/MMU.jpg\",\"width\":1024,\"height\":349},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/swopehealth.org\/healthcare-on-wheels-our-mobile-medical-units-journey\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/swopehealth.org\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Healthcare on Wheels: Our Mobile Medical Unit\u2019s Journey\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/swopehealth.org\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/swopehealth.org\/\",\"name\":\"Swope Health\",\"description\":\"Access to care when and where you need it\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/swopehealth.org\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/swopehealth.org\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/swopehealth.org\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Swope Health\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/swopehealth.org\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/swopehealth.org\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/swopehealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image-17.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/swopehealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image-17.png\",\"width\":359,\"height\":95,\"caption\":\"Swope Health\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/swopehealth.org\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/swopehealth.org\/#\/schema\/person\/c188b7aebd5e9767ab7d57125145422e\",\"name\":\"Tanner Cobb\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/swopehealth.org\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/17a529ee8de5e18bb0ea785d126eb3e075f80778bb9c90fa1567706f3350a78c?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/17a529ee8de5e18bb0ea785d126eb3e075f80778bb9c90fa1567706f3350a78c?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Tanner Cobb\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/swopehealth.org\/author\/tcobb\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Healthcare on Wheels: Our Mobile Medical Unit\u2019s Journey - Swope Health","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/swopehealth.org\/healthcare-on-wheels-our-mobile-medical-units-journey\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Healthcare on Wheels: Our Mobile Medical Unit\u2019s Journey - Swope Health","og_description":"Since 1987, Swope Health has provided services to unhoused individuals through the Outreach, Healthcare for the Homeless, program. In the early 2000s, the program expanded with the addition of a mobile medical unit (MMU) \u2013 which brings medical services directly to the underserved members of the community. The MMU offers a variety of services by &hellip; Healthcare on Wheels: Our Mobile Medical Unit\u2019s Journey Read More &raquo;","og_url":"https:\/\/swopehealth.org\/healthcare-on-wheels-our-mobile-medical-units-journey\/","og_site_name":"Swope Health","article_published_time":"2025-10-09T15:40:12+00:00","article_modified_time":"2025-10-17T15:16:56+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1024,"height":349,"url":"https:\/\/swopehealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/MMU.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Tanner Cobb","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Tanner Cobb","Est. reading time":"5 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/swopehealth.org\/healthcare-on-wheels-our-mobile-medical-units-journey\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/swopehealth.org\/healthcare-on-wheels-our-mobile-medical-units-journey\/"},"author":{"name":"Tanner Cobb","@id":"https:\/\/swopehealth.org\/#\/schema\/person\/c188b7aebd5e9767ab7d57125145422e"},"headline":"Healthcare on Wheels: Our Mobile Medical Unit\u2019s Journey","datePublished":"2025-10-09T15:40:12+00:00","dateModified":"2025-10-17T15:16:56+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/swopehealth.org\/healthcare-on-wheels-our-mobile-medical-units-journey\/"},"wordCount":762,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/swopehealth.org\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/swopehealth.org\/healthcare-on-wheels-our-mobile-medical-units-journey\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/swopehealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/MMU.jpg","articleSection":["General Information","Our Community","Our Team","Mobile Medical Unit"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/swopehealth.org\/healthcare-on-wheels-our-mobile-medical-units-journey\/","url":"https:\/\/swopehealth.org\/healthcare-on-wheels-our-mobile-medical-units-journey\/","name":"Healthcare on Wheels: Our Mobile Medical Unit\u2019s Journey - Swope Health","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/swopehealth.org\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/swopehealth.org\/healthcare-on-wheels-our-mobile-medical-units-journey\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/swopehealth.org\/healthcare-on-wheels-our-mobile-medical-units-journey\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/swopehealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/MMU.jpg","datePublished":"2025-10-09T15:40:12+00:00","dateModified":"2025-10-17T15:16:56+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/swopehealth.org\/healthcare-on-wheels-our-mobile-medical-units-journey\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/swopehealth.org\/healthcare-on-wheels-our-mobile-medical-units-journey\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/swopehealth.org\/healthcare-on-wheels-our-mobile-medical-units-journey\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/swopehealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/MMU.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/swopehealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/MMU.jpg","width":1024,"height":349},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/swopehealth.org\/healthcare-on-wheels-our-mobile-medical-units-journey\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/swopehealth.org\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Healthcare on Wheels: Our Mobile Medical Unit\u2019s Journey"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/swopehealth.org\/#website","url":"https:\/\/swopehealth.org\/","name":"Swope Health","description":"Access to care when and where you need it","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/swopehealth.org\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/swopehealth.org\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/swopehealth.org\/#organization","name":"Swope Health","url":"https:\/\/swopehealth.org\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/swopehealth.org\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/swopehealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image-17.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/swopehealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image-17.png","width":359,"height":95,"caption":"Swope Health"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/swopehealth.org\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/swopehealth.org\/#\/schema\/person\/c188b7aebd5e9767ab7d57125145422e","name":"Tanner Cobb","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/swopehealth.org\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/17a529ee8de5e18bb0ea785d126eb3e075f80778bb9c90fa1567706f3350a78c?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/17a529ee8de5e18bb0ea785d126eb3e075f80778bb9c90fa1567706f3350a78c?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Tanner Cobb"},"url":"https:\/\/swopehealth.org\/author\/tcobb\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/swopehealth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39625","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/swopehealth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/swopehealth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swopehealth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/85"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swopehealth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=39625"}],"version-history":[{"count":61,"href":"https:\/\/swopehealth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39625\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":39695,"href":"https:\/\/swopehealth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39625\/revisions\/39695"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swopehealth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/39627"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/swopehealth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=39625"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swopehealth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=39625"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swopehealth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=39625"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}