"A mini-clinic on wheels will start offering mobile healthcare services in the Mission District on Friday, part of an initiative from drug and mental health provider HealthRight360 to fill gaps in medical care. Complete with two private exam rooms and a triage area, and staffed with a team of medical and service providers, the colorful trailer is the first stage of Sutter Health's new foray into mobile healthcare."
"The service will be available on Fridays at 24th and Capp streets, and eventually will be stationed weekly at Treasure Island and a Mission District soup kitchen. A six-person team of medical providers, outreach workers and case managers, will offer primary and preventative care, as well as treat acute wounds or other immediate needs. They will also be able to refer people to HealthRight360's facility at 1563 Mission St. or mental health care."
""We see this as part of a larger movement to ensure that healthcare is responsive to people's lives, and not the other way around," said HealthRight360 spokesperson Wes Saver. The idea is to catch health issues "upstream" before patients end up in the emergency room, said Jodi Nerell, a community health director with Sutter Health. "We really wanted to accelerate and connect our hospital system to street medicine programs locally.""
A mobile mini-clinic trailer with two private exam rooms and a triage area will operate in the Mission District to fill gaps in medical care. Sutter Health will fund the initiative and plans to replicate it across California starting in 2026. Services will run Fridays at 24th and Capp streets, and later at Treasure Island and a Mission District soup kitchen. A six-person team of medical providers, outreach workers and case managers will deliver primary and preventive care, treat acute wounds, and refer people to HealthRight360’s facility or mental health services. The program aims to catch issues upstream and link hospitals to street medicine efforts.
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