Mobile medical units are very commonly used in small towns or rural areas where a hospital or health care facility is located. These hospitals contract with the company that provides the mobile medical care due to the fact that there is a need for the service in the community and it is less expensive to contract than to start up the service them. When creating the service themselves they must consider staffing, square footage cost, equipment purchase and utilities. When this is all added together it becomes quite a large undertaking, not to mention coverage insurance and federal or state regulations that govern the maintenance and use of it. If the hospital or provider can contract with a viable company that offers the service, then everyone wins. The patient ultimately can receive the care they need without leaving their town. The hospital benefits because they can typically receive any residual services that are needed in the care of the patient. The contracted mobile facility benefits because they are compensated for the service they are providing. Mobile medical units are not new to providing care to those that need it most. In fact, long before they showed up at free standing hospitals, these units were used extensively in war. Mobile surgical units and army hospitals are set up to be movable and transported from place to place to serve our military personnel. These units are also very popular in third world countries as well as in the response to natural disasters. They are relied upon when there are hurricanes, tsunamis, earthquakes, floods and other times of mass destruction. Emergency clinicians and care givers can get set up quickly and efficiently. All the tools, equipment and supplies are generally available as well. In the event they are still in need of specific drugs or supplies, they can be provided in a very fast turnaround period. Lifeline Mobile, Inc. (http://lifelinemobile.com) specialized mobile medical web site for mobile medical units is designed to give you some extra information about our LifeLine Mobile dental, medical, lab, and blood collection units that are custom-crafted for mobile community outreach programs.
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