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Montgomery County’s mobile health clinic opens; will visit consolidation hubs and Poolesville monthly
Summary
County health officials said the new mobile health clinic (a van) is operating, will visit multiple service-consolidation hubs and community sites (Poolesville three times monthly), and provides routine diagnostic care, behavioral health screening and dental screening while connecting patients to a medical home.
Montgomery County’s Department of Health and Human Services said its mobile health clinic is now open for business and has begun monthly visits at multiple community hubs.
"The clinic is in several locations. It is in Poolesville and Wheaton," Health Officer Dr. Davis told the Council during the biannual Board of Health update. Officials said Poolesville is served three times a month; other sites are visited once a month. The van will coordinate with county service consolidation hubs including Upcounty, Gaithersburg Cares, Twinbrook, Mid-County consolidation hubs (Harvest International and Hughes United Methodist), Clifton Park (Silver Spring) and the East County hub.
Services listed by staff include routine and diagnostic care (general health and wellness exams, height/weight, blood pressure, glucose and A1c checks), STI and HIV testing, behavioral-health screening and counseling for anxiety, depression, PTSD and substance use disorders, dental screenings with plans to add cleanings and restorative services, vaccination (seasonal flu), smoking-cessation counseling and social-service navigation such as Medicaid reactivation assistance. Staff emphasized that the van’s primary role is to connect patients to a long-term medical home, including Montgomery Cares clinics and other local providers.
The van’s team works on outreach and follow-up: officials said the unit visits sites three days a week for direct service and uses administrative days for follow-up calls, referrals and appointment coordination to ensure continuity of care.
Officials said the van had a ribbon cutting in May 2025 after the county took possession in April 2025.
