04-06-2025
New mobile resource coming to Kentucky communities in need of healthcare
FRANKFORT, Ky. (FOX 56) — There are some Kentucky areas with less access to healthcare, but state leaders are working to get help to those who need it.
The Kentucky Primary Care Association (KPCA) is an organization with the mission of making sure everyone has access to healthcare. That's made easier by their newly acquired mobile health units. KPCA chief financial officer Rick Grant said this is a momentous moment.
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'This project has been three years in the making, and so this contract and total was for 12 of these. This is five of the 12. After today, we only have one more to be delivered by the end of June, so we're excited to be close to the end,' Grant said.
These units will be delivered to areas like Warren and Whitley counties, for example, where they'll offer a bunch of services while eliminating the transportation barrier. Ryan Wiggington is the chief financial officer for Fairview Community Health Center in Bowling Green.
'One of the big populations of the underserved community that we have, it's kind of unique to Bowling Green, is the international center that we have in Bowling Green, Kentucky. I think one of the big benefits that we'll have is transportation. That's a big difficulty for them once they relocate to Bowling Green,' Wiggington said.
Larry Rector is the CEO of Dayspring Health, serving the Whitley County area.
'We are in Whitley County, which is one of the five poorest counties in Kentucky. For many of the youth in our area, their caregivers don't have the capabilities to take them to the clinic, so we look forward to using this for both primary care vaccinations and dental care in our communities,' Rector said.
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New mobile resource coming to Kentucky communities in need of healthcare
Officials said the key thing here is accessibility. Anyone with insurance will have it billed, but even those who don't will still get a price worked out based on their income, making sure no one has to miss out on crucial care.
'A lot of our state officials, including Gov. Beshear's office and then Andy Barr, were also instrumental in helping us obtain the funding and protect the funding to make this happen. The goal of these units is to take healthcare to people who either can't or have an aversion to going to a brick-and-mortar clinic,' Grant said.
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