Ascension health providers from across North Florida will provide a free mobile health clinic to Bay County residents on Friday, Saturday and Sunday in Panama City.
Physicians and staff from Sacred Heart Health System, based in Pensacola, and St. Vincent’s HealthCare based in Jacksonville, will set up a mobile health unit in Walmart’s parking lot at 725 N. Tyndall Pkwy, Callaway, FL 32404.
Sacred Heart and St. Vincent’s are both part of Ascension, the nation’s largest nonprofit health system.
The Ascension Florida Mobile Health Clinic will offer services from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 4, and Saturday, Jan. 5, and 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 6. Services will include:
The clinic also will provide a limited amount of flu vaccine and the Tdap vaccine that protects against tetanus, diphtheria and whooping cough.
The mobile health clinic is part of Ascension’s continued efforts to assist residents of Bay County and Gulf County which were devastated by Hurricane Michael on Oct. 10. The mobile health units are also made possible by partial funding from Florida Blue.
About Ascension
In Florida, Ascension operates St. Vincent’s HealthCare based in Jacksonville and Sacred Heart Health based in Pensacola. Together, they operate seven hospitals and more than 100 sites of care, and they employ more than 10,000 associates. Across the region. St. Vincent’s and Sacred Heart have served North Florida communities for more than 145 years. In fiscal year 2017, they provided $168 million in community benefit and care of persons living in poverty. Ascension (www.ascension.org) is a faith-based healthcare organization dedicated to transformation through innovation across the continuum of care. As the largest non-profit health system in the U.S. and the world’s largest Catholic health system, Ascension is committed to delivering compassionate, personalized care to all, with special attention to persons living in poverty and those most vulnerable. Ascension includes approximately 165,000 associates and 34,000 aligned providers. Ascension’s Healthcare Division operates more than 2,600 sites of care – including 153 hospitals and more than 50 senior living facilities – in 22 states and the District of Columbia.
Physicians and staff from Sacred Heart Health System, based in Pensacola, and St. Vincent’s HealthCare based in Jacksonville, will set up a mobile health unit in Walmart’s parking lot at 725 N. Tyndall Pkwy, Callaway, FL 32404.
Sacred Heart and St. Vincent’s are both part of Ascension, the nation’s largest nonprofit health system.
The Ascension Florida Mobile Health Clinic will offer services from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 4, and Saturday, Jan. 5, and 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 6. Services will include:
- Visits with a primary care provider from Sacred Heart Medical Group
- Care for minor injuries and ailments
- School physicals
- Health screenings including blood pressure and blood sugar
- On-site lab testing including urinalysis and hemoglobin A1C (as ordered by provider)
The clinic also will provide a limited amount of flu vaccine and the Tdap vaccine that protects against tetanus, diphtheria and whooping cough.
The mobile health clinic is part of Ascension’s continued efforts to assist residents of Bay County and Gulf County which were devastated by Hurricane Michael on Oct. 10. The mobile health units are also made possible by partial funding from Florida Blue.
About Ascension
In Florida, Ascension operates St. Vincent’s HealthCare based in Jacksonville and Sacred Heart Health based in Pensacola. Together, they operate seven hospitals and more than 100 sites of care, and they employ more than 10,000 associates. Across the region. St. Vincent’s and Sacred Heart have served North Florida communities for more than 145 years. In fiscal year 2017, they provided $168 million in community benefit and care of persons living in poverty. Ascension (www.ascension.org) is a faith-based healthcare organization dedicated to transformation through innovation across the continuum of care. As the largest non-profit health system in the U.S. and the world’s largest Catholic health system, Ascension is committed to delivering compassionate, personalized care to all, with special attention to persons living in poverty and those most vulnerable. Ascension includes approximately 165,000 associates and 34,000 aligned providers. Ascension’s Healthcare Division operates more than 2,600 sites of care – including 153 hospitals and more than 50 senior living facilities – in 22 states and the District of Columbia.