John Muir Health marks 25 years of mobile clinic care

John Muir Health is celebrating 25 years of its Mobile Health Clinic program, which has delivered free primary, preventive and specialty-linked care to more than 13,000 patients across Contra Costa County. The milestone highlights how mobile care has helped reach uninsured, non-English-speaking and other underserved residents who might otherwise go without treatment.

Why it matters: - John Muir Health’s Mobile Health Clinic program has spent 25 years bringing care to residents who face barriers to insurance, transportation and language access. - The program has become a key access point for uninsured and underserved patients across Contra Costa County. - In 2025, the clinic served 457 unique patients in 846 mobile clinic encounters. - Of those patients, 84% were non-English speakers and 99% were uninsured.

What happened: - John Muir Health is marking the 25th anniversary of its Mobile Health Clinic program on July 16, 2026. - The program started in 2001 in Brentwood with the Village Community Resource Center. - The clinic now serves Antioch, Brentwood, Concord and Pittsburg. - The program has provided free care to more than 13,000 patients over 25 years.

The details: - The mobile program offers primary care, preventive services, mental health support, vaccinations and specialty partnerships for adults and families. - Expansion milestones included Concord service in 2008 through a Family Medicine Residency collaboration. - A partnership with RotaCare began in 2009 to expand access. - The program reached its 5,000th Saturday Clinic patient in 2012. - Mental health counseling launched in 2018 with Fred Finch Youth & Family Services. - Service expanded to St. Vincent de Paul in Pittsburg in 2018. - A partnership with Contra Costa County Healthcare for the Homeless began in 2019. - The clinic provided more than 3,600 COVID-19 vaccinations from 2020 to 2022. - The program grew to a second Pittsburg site at El Pueblo and Healthy Hearts Farm in 2024. - A site at Grace Bible Fellowship of Antioch was added in 2026.

Between the lines: - The program is designed to reach patients who fall between the cracks of the health system, including people who earn too much for Medi-Cal but too little to buy insurance. - Mobile care is also a strategy for serving communities that need culturally and linguistically aligned services. - The growth of partnerships suggests the clinic has evolved from outreach into a regional care network.

What's next: - John Muir Health says the clinic will continue working with community organizations, local agencies and health care providers to meet changing regional needs. - The clinic can be reached at (925) 941-7940. - The clinic schedule is available on John Muir Health's website.