Related Experiment Videos
Community outreach: rural mobile health unit
1Rural Nurse Practitioner Mobile Health Unit, Research Foundation, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA, USA. BBA100F@GIRAFFE.TECH.ODU.EDU
The Journal of Nursing Administration
|December 1, 1996
Abstract:
With the increased emphasis on cost containment, hospital administrators are investigating community outreach projects to remain economically viable. The authors describe the planning and implementation of a mobile health unit for rural elderly residents. This project represents an alternative model of healthcare delivery in a rural area with limited resources and healthcare providers.