No health card, no car, no doctor? No problem for this travelling rural clinic – CBC

MobileCare is serving rural communities that traditionally face barriers to health care

Jul 23, 2025

Pulled into the driveway of a local museum off of a rural road in southwestern Ontario, a 38-foot-long van with decals of cedar trees, a medicine wheel and an 2SLGBTQ flag is parked — ready and waiting for people seeking medical or mental health care.

It’s a travelling clinic, equipped with mental health staff, a nurse practitioner and in some cases a community paramedic, with the goal of abolishing traditional barriers to health care.

No health care card, appointment or payment is needed.

The service, aptly named the MobileCare Clinic, recently expanded its schedule to stop throughout rural areas in Chatham-Kent, Ont., based on a needs assessment from local hospitals and 911 calls. It’s run primarily through the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) and other community partners.

Read more: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/windsor/rural-mental-health-clinic-1.7591209