Pembroke Pines residents may have entry to free medical care and health-related providers all summer time lengthy, due to Memorial Healthcare System’s “One Metropolis at a Time” initiative. This system formally launches with a group occasion on June 21 on the Charles F. Dodge Metropolis Heart and continues by way of August 14 with weekly visits by cellular well being items.
Memorial Primary Care will function pediatric and grownup cellular well being facilities each Tuesday and Thursday from June 24 to August 14, between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. No appointment is critical, and all providers are provided for free of charge.
Cellular Heart Schedule and Areas:
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Tuesdays: Memorial Park (behind Charles F. Dodge Metropolis Heart), 10601 SW Metropolis Heart Boulevard
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Thursdays: Pines Place Residences, 8210 Florida Drive
Providers embrace medical exams, screenings, vaccinations, dietary counseling, Medicaid eligibility and insurance coverage enrollment, social service referrals, and entry to main care physicians.
The purpose of this system is to take away limitations to healthcare entry—particularly for uninsured or underinsured people—and to advertise preventive care earlier than well being circumstances turn into emergencies.
“We all know that not having easy accessibility to care is without doubt one of the social determinants that influence an individual’s total well being,” stated Dionne Blackwood, FACHE, vp of Memorial Main Care and Ambulatory Providers. “That’s why we’ve made the dedication to have our cellular items on-site at group areas to make it simpler for folks to look after themselves and their households.”
The “One Metropolis at a Time” initiative has already been launched in Hallandale Seashore, Dania Seashore, Hollywood, and Miramar. Pembroke Pines turns into the most recent metropolis to learn from this system’s hyper-localized outreach mannequin.
Memorial Main Care is a part of the South Florida-based Memorial Healthcare System, which has been delivering patient-centered care throughout the area for greater than 70 years.
For extra data, go to www.mhs.net.
