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Ronald McDonald Care Mobile

 

Photo of the Ronald McDonald Care Mobile

The UMass Memorial Health Ronald McDonald Care Mobile delivers an innovative, community-based model of medical services and preventive dental care to the vulnerable, socioeconomically disadvantaged, uninsured and undocumented children and their families living in Worcester County. The Care Mobile services 28 Worcester public and charter schools with nine neighborhood sites across the city. Our routine sites include neighborhood and community centers, churches, and apartment complexes. 

The Care Mobile also provides qualified medical interpreters to patients and families who want to receive health information in a language other than English. Interpreters are available free of charge either in-person or over the phone, to ensure support for over 100 languages spoken by our patient population. Learn more about our interpreter services. 

 

2024 Schedule
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History and Community Support

The Care Mobile program, developed in partnership with Ronald McDonald House Charities and UMass Memorial Medical Center, launched in 2000 as the first of its kind prototype. Disadvantaged children and their families often struggle with access to medical and dental care, and the Care Mobile has been a flagship program of UMass Memorial Health's efforts to reduce healthcare disparities. Supported by the generosity of Ronald McDonald House Charities of Eastern New England, Inc., UMass Memorial Medical Center introduced the nation's first Ronald McDonald Mobile Care Unit that summer. Today, there are over 50 Care Mobiles worldwide.

 

Our Services 

The Care Mobile program offers medical and preventative dental services to students in the Worcester Public Schools.  We are currently open on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 9 am to 3 pm and will be in nine different community sites throughout each month. In addition to providing preventive medical and dental care, the staff works to connect children and their families to community resources, primary care physicians, dentists and other providers, as well as help them enroll in health insurance programs.

Our vehicle is wheelchair accessible, but we are unable to accommodate patients who are confined to stretchers or gurneys. If you have questions about our services or about patient accommodations on the Care Mobile, please call our Outreach Liaison, Nardy Vega at 508-341-9416 for more information.

Want to learn more about available community resources? Please visit CommunityHELP.

 

To make an appointment, please call our Care Mobile Schedulers line

508-334-6073

 

Medical Dental Outreach
Physical exams Dental health care Health education
Well-child and adolescent care Sealants Advocacy
Non-urgent sick visit Dental cleaning Health insurance referrals
Blood pressure checks Dental screenings (Worcester Public Schools) Physical referrals
Lab tests Fluoride treatment Community resources
  Dental referrals  Bilingual services available

                                                                                

If you have a medical emergency, call 911 now.  

Please visit the links below for additional community resources: 

COVID-19: 

​​​​​​Community and State Resources

  • Community Help (a search tool for community resources including food, housing, transit, job training and beyond)
  • Mass211 (a statewide, free information and referral hotline available 24/7, 365 days a year, which offers support for basic needs like food, housing, and utility assistance as well as resources for important non-emergency needs such as developmental screening for a child, home health care, job training, or free tax filing)

 

Need Health Insurance?

Do you need help applying for health insurance? Contact our Patient Financial Counseling Office at 508-334-9300 or needinsurance@umassmemorial.org. Interpreter services are available over the phone. The Patient Financial Counseling Office is open Monday through Friday, 8 am to 4:30 pm. You can also explore the MassHealth website to learn more.

 

Care Mobile Schedule

July - September 2024 Printable Schedule  

 

July 2024

Date Location Services

Monday
July 1
9 am - 3 pm

Worcester Youth Center
326 Chandler Street
Worcester 01602

Medical and Dental

Tuesday
July 2
10 am - 3 pm

Friendly House
36 Wall Street
Worcester 01604

Medical and Dental

Wednesday
July 17
9 am - 3 pm

Navin Arena Parking Lot
451 Bolton Street
Marlborough 01752

Medical and Dental

Monday
July 29
9 am - 3 pm

YMCA Central Branch
766 Main Street
Worcester 01610
(Murray Avenue side)

Medical and Dental

Tuesday
July 30
10 am - 3 pm

Friendly House
36 Wall Street
Worcester 01604

Medical and Dental

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August 2024

Date Location Services

Thursday
August 1
9 am - 3 pm

Our Lady of Loreto Church
33 Massasoit Road
Worcester 01604

Medical and Dental

Tuesday
August 6
9 am - 3 pm

Navin Arena Parking Lot
451 Bolton Street
Marlborough 01752

Medical and Dental

Wednesday
August 7
9 am - 3 pm

Clinton Public School Building
150 School Street
Clinton 01510

Medical and Dental

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September 2024

Date Location Services

Tuesday
September 3
9 am - 3 pm

Green Island/Crompton Park
50 Canton Street
Worcester 01610

Medical and Dental

Wednesday
September 4
9 am - 3 pm

YMCA Central Branch
766 Main Street
Worcester 01610
(Murray Avenue side)

Medical and Dental

Thursday
September 5
9 am - 3 pm

Navin Arena Parking Lot
451 Bolton Street
Marlborough 01752

Medical and Dental

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