ICCB applauds Lewis and Clark Community College Mobile Health Clinic

Earlier this year Lewis and Clark Community College received a grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and a donation from Alton Memorial Hospital. The funds allowed the College to purchase the LifeLine Mobile unit and provide it with state-of-the-art equipment.

The mobile clinic is an outreach initiative of the College’s Nurse Managed Center for Healthcare and Education, which has been operating under a three-year grant received in 2006 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (Health Resources and Services Administration -HRSA). The Center has been providing direct care to residents of all or parts of Madison, Calhoun, Greene, Jersey and Macoupin counties.

Lewis and Clark is the first and only community college to have received a grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration to operate a nurse managed center, and is also the only community college in the state to operate a center. The mobile clinic will allow the Center to provide dental, general health and mental health screenings to more than 90,000 residents in the counties served by the College.

The clinic will provide ongoing services for approximately 3,500 children in 11 targeted schools, in addition to community services such as women’s health, school physicals, health screenings and general public education programs. The unit includes a reception and patient education area and two patient rooms, which will include equipment for both medical and dental exams.

“Lewis and Clark’s efforts will be a boon to health care in the college’s district, especially for those who cannot travel or live in more rural areas,” said Geoff Obrzut, the president and CEO of the Illinois Community College Board.

The new mobile health unit is pictured here with (l to r) Geoff Obrzut, LCCC Dean of Allied Health Donna Meyer, and LCCC President Dale Chapman. (Photo courtesy of LCCC)