Chesapeake Regional Healthcare Celebrates New Mobile Medical Clinic

CHESAPEAKE, Va. – Today Chesapeake Regional Healthcare unveiled its new Mobile Medical Clinic at a ribbon-cutting event in South Norfolk. A large crowd of key stakeholders, elected officials and dignitaries gathered in front of Buffalow Family and Friends to tour the mobile clinic and learn more about its mission.

Chesapeake Regional partnered with Healthy Chesapeake to identify barriers to healthcare in the city of Chesapeake. Bringing medical and mental health services to underserved areas of South Norfolk, Deep Creek and Western Branch will help build healthier communities. Services are available to insured, uninsured, low-income and Medicare/Medicaid-enrolled patients.

“Today marks a pivotal moment in our commitment to accessible healthcare,” said Reese Jackson, President & CEO of Chesapeake Regional Healthcare. “This mobile health clinic is not just a vehicle; it's a clinic that will support the health care needs of our community. By bringing essential services directly to those in need, we are helping to create a healthier community."

The Mobile Medical Clinic is funded, in part, by Rotary International. It’s built on a 2023 Ford E450 with medical-grade fittings and has medical equipment and supplies, a wheelchair lift, two private exam rooms, an on-board laboratory and a built-in restroom.

Walk-in patients will have access to routine care, urgent care, preventive care and chronic disease management. The Mobile Medical Clinic will have a physician serving as Medical Director, a nurse practitioner, a medical assistant and outreach staff to provide connections to community services such as Medicaid, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (“SNAP”), the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (“WIC”), etc.

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