July 28, 2003
Spokane Ronald McDonald Care Mobile Getting Around to Schools and Communities During Summer Months
Spokane, WA: The Spokane Ronald McDonald Care Mobile will be wheeling its way to various locations throughout Spokane County including Spokane schools and select McDonald’s Restaurant locations during the month of August providing mobile primary health care services.
The Care Mobile, staffed by nurse practitioners from the Intercollegiate College of Nursing/WSU College of Nursing, provides physicals, treatment of minor illnesses and injuries, vision and hearing screening, and immunizations to children and young people, newborn to age 21.
The Care Mobile offers services to the community, regardless of the ability of the patient to pay. A fee for services payment plan allows for a large portion of uninsured children to receive medical care. The Care Mobile also accepts Washington State Health coupons, as well as most insurance plans.
Primary sponsors of the Care Mobile include the Ronald McDonald House Charities of Spokane, Spokane McDonald’s Restaurant and several local funding partners. The Care Mobile is operated by the Intercollegiate College of Nursing/WSU College of Nursing and Inland Northwest Health Services. The following schedule provides the date and location where the Care Mobile can be found during August.
The complete Spokane Ronald McDonald Care Mobile schedule
can be found at http://www.spokanecaremobile.org.
August 1 Cheney Salnave Elementary, 10 a.m. to 3
p.m.
August 4 Airway Heights Sunset Elementary, 10 a.m. to 3
p.m.
August 8 Windsor Elementary, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
August 11 Airway Heights Sunset Elementary, 10 a.m. to 3
p.m.
August 12 Shadle Shopping Center McDonald’s, 10
a.m. to 3 p.m.
August 13 Cheney Salnave Elementary, 10 a.m. to 3
p.m.
August 14 North Central High School, 10 a.m. to 3
p.m.
August 19 Shadle Shopping Center McDonald’s, 10
a.m. to 3 p.m.
August 20 Valley Community Center, 10 a.m. to 2
p.m.
August 21 North Central High School, 10 a.m. to 3
p.m.
August 26 Shadle Shopping Center McDonald’s, 10
a.m. to 3 p.m.
August 27 Bethel Ame, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
August 28 North Central High School, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
HubFest gears students entering grades six and seven up for the school year by inviting them to come by the school for a trial run. It transforms the traditional summertime “no school” rule into an onsite learning experience. The event allows incoming middle school students to become familiar with lockers, classrooms and students in their new school setting. The Care Mobile will be on site at all the HubFest events providing physicals and immunizations to middle schools students needing these and other health care services.
August 5 Hubfest at Salk Middle School, 9:30 a.m. to 2:30
p.m.
August 6 HubFest at Glover Middle School, 9:30 a.m. to
2:30 p.m.
August 7 HubFest at Sacajewea Middle School, 9:30 a.m. to
2:30 p.m.
The Spokane Ronald McDonald Care Mobile will begin a new school visitation schedule in September. For more information about the Ronald McDonald Care Mobile’s upcoming schedule or the College of Nursing visit our Web site at nursing.wsu.edu.