WASHINGTON, Aug. 12,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- MedStar Health and
Monumental Sports & Entertainment (MSE) are proud to introduce
their collaboration on the Kids Mobile Medical Clinic, which
includes a newly-designed version of the well-known and well-loved
pediatric health center on wheels that now showcases MSE's sports
team logos. Since 1992, the Kids Mobile Medical Clinic — which is
run through the Division of Community Pediatrics at MedStar Health
— has provided high-quality, convenient, and affordable primary
care to thousands of children and adolescents across Washington, D.C.'s Wards 5, 6, 7, and 8.
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Each year, the Kids Mobile Medical Clinic reaches an average of
800 patients — ranging from newborns to 21-year-olds — with
approximately 1,600 patient visits. In the past four years alone,
the clinic has seen more than 3,500 individual patients in more
than 7,000 visits and provided more than 1,600 screenings for
social determinants of health including food insecurity, housing,
education, income, community safety, and more.
Children are seen regardless of their insurance status, and
families are never billed for care. The clinic routinely provides
communities with well child visits, vision and hearing screenings,
lab testing, sick visits, immunizations, mental health and social
needs screenings, integrated mental health and care coordination
teams, and community resource and specialist referrals.
"The Kids Mobile Medical Clinic brings high quality, holistic,
caring healthcare directly into neighborhoods where families live,"
said Janine Rethy, MD, MPH, division
chief of Community Pediatrics at MedStar Health. "Thanks to our
wonderful partners at Monumental Sports & Entertainment and the
unwavering commitment from our health system, we look forward to
continuing to provide accessible and convenient care to our
families in the District for another three decades and beyond."
Enhancements to the mobile clinic were made possible through a
very generous donation from Monumental Sports & Entertainment,
with additional annual contributions over five years to fund clinic
operations. MedStar Health recognizes the impact of this tremendous
donation, which ensures the continuation of the clinic's critically
important care services and strengthens MedStar Health's efforts to
improve healthcare access in the District.
"Over the next several years, this investment will enable
thousands of District children and their families to receive
medical care and social support in order to live healthy and
productive lives," shared Monumental Sports & Entertainment
Founder & CEO Ted Leonsis. "Giving back to the community of
fans who support our teams and athletes is a priority for all of us
at MSE, and I'm proud to further the work of this incredible
program from the excellent team of care providers at MedStar
Health."
"We are truly grateful to Monumental Sports & Entertainment
for this generous gift that will help keep the Kids Mobile Medical
Clinic running for the families that have depended on its services
for over 30 years," said Kenneth A.
Samet, FACHE, president and CEO of MedStar Health. "This is
a partnership committed to making equitable, world-class healthcare
available to everyone in the District. Together, we will continue
to improve lives and uplift our communities."
As a result of the generous support from Monumental Sports &
Entertainment, the Kids Mobile Medical Clinic will be able to
maintain the two-unit model which, in addition to core pediatric
care, includes the co-location of a second mobile unit to deliver
wellbeing services to address the complex social and mental health
risk factors that impact the health outcomes of the children and
families receiving care. The clinic's integrated health team,
including the family services worker, the clinical social worker,
and the wellbeing coordinator, will continue to provide team-based
visits alongside pediatricians and families to deliver direct
services while connecting families to critical programs and
services so they can be healthy and thrive.
The clinic's two 400-square-foot vehicles — the mobile medical
unit and the wellbeing unit — have begun to debut state-of-the-art
upgrades to functionality and service along with a new
blue-and-maize exterior design. The design also includes the logos
of parent company MSE and several of the teams it owns, including
the Washington Capitals, Wizards, Mystics and Capital City Go-Go.
The fleet will maintain its regular four day per week schedule
treating patients on-site outside public housing communities in
southeast D.C.
The Kids Mobile Medical Clinic is just one example of many
public health collaborations between MedStar Health and Monumental
Sports & Entertainment over recent years. Since 2019,
Monumental has donated more than $6
million to MedStar Health for projects and initiatives
including:
- D.C. Safe Babies Safe Moms, a collaborative initiative with
MedStar Health that aims to bolster maternal and infant health in
the nation's capital. Additionally, MSE supported MedStar Health's
Center for Wellbeing.
- The response to COVID-19 and vaccination efforts during the
pandemic.
- The enhancement of the sports medicine program at MedStar
Health's Lafayette Centre — where patients receive outpatient
surgery, physical therapy, and rehabilitation.
For appointments and additional information, contact the Kids
Mobile Medical Clinic at 202-444-8888.
About MedStar Health
At MedStar Health, we use the best of our minds and the best of
our hearts to serve our patients, those who care for them, and our
communities. Our 30,000 associates and 4,000 affiliated physicians
are committed to living this promise through our core SPIRIT
values—Service, Patient first, Integrity, Respect, Innovation, and
Teamwork—across our more than 300 locations including 10 hospitals,
ambulatory, and urgent care centers. As the medical education and
clinical partner of Georgetown
University, MedStar Health is training future physician
leaders to care for the whole person, and is advancing care through
the MedStar Health Research Institute. From our telemedicine and
urgent care services to the region's largest home health agency,
we're committed to providing high-quality health care that's also
easy and convenient for our patients. At MedStar Health—It's how we
treat people. Learn more at MedStarHealth.org
[medstarhealth.org].
About Monumental Sports & Entertainment
Monumental Sports & Entertainment is America's leading sports
and entertainment family. Our people, players, teams and events
bring excitement and joy to millions. We invest and innovate to
consistently raise the game so we can deliver extraordinary
experiences that will inspire and unite our community, our fans and
our people. To learn more, please visit monumentalsports.com.
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