Public Health Care Service Expansion
May 14, 2025 05:54AM ● By Catherine Atienza
Since 2013, VCU School of Nursing’s Mobile Health and Wellness Program has provided
services to individuals in the Richmond and Tappahannock regions. The South Hill clinic is open every Tuesday from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
A recent community needs assessment administered by VCU Health Community
Memorial Hospital (CMH) to the six counties surrounding South Hill, Virginia, showed that 45 percent of those surveyed have trouble accessing primary care, and 41 percent have difficulty accessing home health services.
Two nurse practitioners that teach at the VCU School of Nursing are now traveling to the CMH Thomas W. Leggett Center once a week to provide essential health care directly to residents as part of the Mobile Health and Wellness Program..
Services include on-site screening for blood pressure and diabetes, medication and care management, mental health screenings, managing transitions of care after emergency room or hospital visits, nutrition coaching and smoking cessation support. Community support services include food and nutrition programs, and free or reduced-cost eyeglasses.
This expansion is made possible through a $4 million federal grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
For appointments or more information, call Martha Purvis at 804- 389-0521 or email [email protected].
