Solving problems: mobile healthcare
Monica Tischler finds a fleet of trucks bringing healthcare to remote communities.
Sending people from rural communities to a centralised ‘big white hospital’ for low-risk medical procedures and day surgeries can create challenges for both the patient and their families. Not to mention the added pressure on an already stretched health system. So, why not flip the model?
The question formed part of a discussion among medical professionals more than 30 years ago and led to the creation of Mobile Health Group, a trio of trucks on an extraordinary mission to bring life-changing medical procedures to isolated Kiwi communities.
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Pictured above: Mark Eager, chief executive, Mobile Health Group poses for a photo for AA Directions magazine. Photo credit: Jim Huang from Zhuoya Photography.