Access to health care is limited in rural Texas. The mobile clinic operated by Beaumont-based TAN Healthcare aims to close that gap.
Shelly Huffman meets with a nurse practitioner at a mobile health clinic in Kirbyville on Oct. 17. The mobile unit provided affordable care to Huffman, who doesnt have health insurance coverage., our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news.
This mobile medical unit, parked behind a community center in the rural East Texas town of Kirbyville, had become a lifesaver. Anita Drake, a nurse practitioner, conducts an appointment with Shelly Huffman at a mobile health clinic in Kirbyville on Oct. 17.Mobile health units like this one, operated by the TAN Healthcare clinic, have emerged as an effective method to provide lifesaving care to hard-to-reach patients. With the highest uninsured rate in the nation — more than double the national average — Texas is home to thousands of underserved, economically disadvantaged patients in need of medical care.
Whereas most doctors’ offices book appointments every 15 minutes, TAN schedules patients every 30 minutes. Appointments with Drake routinely run longer.
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