Seven in 10 people who live in rural areas of Ohio say they have inadequate access to health care, and one out of every five say they must travel 20 miles or 50 minutes for health care services. Insurance is often another challenge.
However, a pediatric clinic is on the move to break down those barriers for Ohio families in Huron and Erie counties. No child left behind is the motto for a pediatric clinic called Peds on Wheelz. Nurse practitioner and founder of Peds on Wheelz Mandy Johnson saw a need for a traveling clinic in Sandusky.
“There’s not much public transportation in Sandusky so we had a lot of patients that were not being seen because of transportation. So, we just went to them and all they had to do was send me a text on my work phone, and we could go to their house,” Johnson said. Johnson says that since 2017, they have been able to help 9,500 patients. Their goal is to keep families out of the ER as much as possible and give access to as many kids in the area—especially those who are under-insured or uninsured…