{"id":77542,"date":"2023-08-03T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-08-03T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2023\/08\/03\/mobile-medical-units-to-be-deployed-across-us-to-aid-homeless-vets\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T15:47:17","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T15:47:17","slug":"mobile-medical-units-to-be-deployed-across-us-to-aid-homeless-vets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/veterans\/2023\/08\/03\/mobile-medical-units-to-be-deployed-across-us-to-aid-homeless-vets\/","title":{"rendered":"Mobile medical units to be deployed across US to aid homeless vets"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Veterans Affairs officials<\/a> will deploy 25 mobile medical units to cities across the United States over the next six months in an effort to boost homelessness prevention and assistance efforts<\/a>, department leaders announced Thursday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The first unit arrived in Orlando, Florida, on Thursday morning. The vehicles are staffed by a variety of medical providers and have private space for veterans to receive services such as primary care, mental health assistance and telehealth services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The mobile units have been used in the past as part of disaster relief efforts<\/a> and to help with initiatives like rural veterans health care enrollment. Now, they\u2019ll be part of the department\u2019s stated goal of finding housing for at least 38,000 veterans this year, and providing support services to go along with that newfound stability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cVeterans experiencing homelessness face a variety of barriers to accessing health care, including a lack of transportation,\u201d VA Secretary Denis McDonough<\/a> said in a statement. \u201cWith these new mobile medical units, homeless and at-risk veterans don\u2019t have to visit VA hospitals. We come right to them.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\t