We are excited to announce a new partnership with Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center and the Permian Strategic Partnership that will bring expanded access to quality, affordable health care to the Permian Basin and surrounding rural communities.
This marks the launch of TTUHSC’s ‘Medicine on the Move’ initiative, which features two newly outfitted mobile units. Together through our Care Van program, we will bring free essential health care and immunizations to underserved children and families in rural West Texas.
A recent Episcopal Health Foundation report sheds light on the growing healthcare challenges in rural Texas – 158 counties in Texas do not have a general surgeon, 147 counties lack an obstetrician/gynecologist and 35 Texas counties have no physician at all. Additionally, according to the 2020 County Health Rankings & Roadmaps yearly report, a large number of counties in the Permian Basin rank low in health outcomes.
“Removing barriers to preventive health services is at the heart of what we do at The Caring Foundation of Texas,” said Sheena Payne, Executive Director for CFT. “This important partnership tremendously expands the reach of our Care Van program to provide free essential health care and immunizations to underserved children in rural West Texas.”
Our mobile vans remove barriers that prevent Texans from securing preventive health care services. We’ve had a trusted partner in TTUHSC since 2019 in El Paso, where we have served more than 1,200 people with COVID vaccines, mammograms, and glucose, BMI and lipid screenings.
We are thrilled to bring these similar essential health care services to the Permian Basin area through this local collaboration. If you’re in West Texas, check out our calendar to see when and where you can find us in the coming months.