Mobile Health Outreach Ministry

St. Vincent’s Mobile Health Outreach Ministry (MHOM) began in 1991 providing acute and preventive medical care to those who are medically underserved in Northeast Florida, by bringing fully staffed doctors offices to the neighborhoods where its services are needed most.

The MHOM primarily focuses on three areas where the underserved, uninsured and underinsured are most prevalent in our region:

1. The Rural Outreach Ministry serves the men and women who work in the agricultural fields of Putnam and St. John’s Counties.  

2. The Urban Outreach Ministry reaches out to the working poor and homeless within the neighborhoods of Duval, Clay and Nassau Counties.

3. The Pediatric Outreach Ministry provides children attending 24 schools in Duval County’s with access to medical care.

Free blood pressure, cholesterol and glucose screenings, flu shots, immunizations and school physicals are examples of preventive services provided through MHOM. Medical needs range from detecting and treating chronic illnesses like asthma, hypertension, diabetes and cardiovascular conditions, to common ailments like respiratory infections, nutritional problems and hearing, vision and dental issues.

Medical services provided by the St. Vincent’s Mobile Health Outreach Program between July 2010 and June 2011:

• More than 28,000 free adult and pediatric patient services

Included among those services:

• 3,700 patient visits through our Rural Outreach Ministry

• 3,000 patient visits by the Urban Outreach Ministry (Duval, Clay and Nassau)

• 8,400 patient visits were provided through the Pediatric Outreach Ministry including; 3,960 school and sports physicals and 2,320 immunizations

• 3,300 nutritional and dietary services that include classes, counseling and fitness training have been provided to children to help reduce obesity and chronic diseases

St. Vincent’s relies upon the generosity of our donors to continue delivering these critically important health services to the poor and disadvantaged in our community.

For more information on the Mobile Health Outreach Ministry, call 904-308-7911.