Mobile Van #1

The Mobile Medical program provides basic medical care, dental care, and social services to homeless individuals and families living in Seattle and south King County. The program does not charge a fee and does not require insurance.

The medical van holds clinics at free meal programs, food banks, and encampments on the dates listed on the chart at the bottom of this page. The chart also shows mobile dental clinics held at meal programs. Homeless people needing care can walk up to the program's medical van. No appointment is necessary.

For the DENTAL VAN please arrive 30 minutes before the clinic begins. We will hold a lottery drawing for appointments half hour before the clinic starts.

The medical van team can assist homeless people to apply for public medical insurance such as Medicaid. The team can also help people link to other community services to address the following needs:

The medical van does not carry narcotics nor provide any prescription pain medications.

Josh Hoke Mobile Medical Outreach Worker [email protected]

Alicia Benish Mobile Medical Program Manager [email protected]

Or use our online form

The Mobile Medical Program is funded by the King County Veterans and Human Services Levy and the Seattle Human Services Department.

NOTE: This program provides walk-in care for people who are living homeless (or were recently homeless) only. Please try to arrive at least one hour before the scheduled end time for the clinic. On rare occasions the clinic will close earlier than the scheduled time. Call the Mobile Van phone at 206-330-6775 if you would like to confirm the clinic end time for a particular day.

Schedule available in PDF format: September 2016

Interbay Tent City 53234 17th Ave W, Seattle 3:30 pm - 7:30 pm

OSL Meal under I-56th Ave & Columbia St, Seattle 12:00 pm to 3:00 pm

No van service today.

Community Lunch on Capitol Hill1710 11th Ave, Seattle 11:00 am - 3:00 pm

Kent Community Engagement Center1229 W. Smith St, Kent 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm

Transform Burien14501 4th Ave SW, Burien (by the skate park) 11:00 am - 3:00 pmDental van available

Ballard Camp2826 NW Market St, Seattle 3:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Calvary Lutheran Church2415 S. 320th St, Federal Way 3:30 pm - 7:30 pm

St. Vincent de Paul Food Bank5972 4th Ave S, Seattle 10:00 am - 2:00 pm

First United Methodist Church100 N St. SE, Auburn 2:30 pm - 6:30 pmDental van available

No van service today.

Peter's Place901 Rainier Ave S, Seattle 10:00 am - 2:00 pmDental van available

Body of Christ1320 SW 102nd St, Seattle 12:00 pm - 3:00 pmDental van not available at this location

Salvation Army720 S. Tobin St, Renton 3:30 pm - 7:30 pm

Interbay Tent City 53234 17th Ave W, Seattle 3:30 pm - 7:30 pm

No van service today.

Kent Lutheran Church336 2nd Ave S, Kent3:30 pm - 7:30 pm

New Hope Christian Fellowship31411 6th Ave S, Federal Way 10:00 am - 2:00 pmDental van available

Community Lunch on Capitol Hill1710 11th Ave, Seattle 11:00 am - 3:00 pmDental van not available at this location

Peter's Place901 Rainier Ave S, Seattle 10:00 am - 2:00 pmDental van not available at this location

Transform Burien14501 4th Ave SW, Burien (by the skate park) 11:00 am - 3:00 pmDental van available

Teen Feed - University Congregational4515 16th Ave NE, Seattle 4:30 pm to 7:30 pm

Spirit FestPyung An Presbyterian526 12th St. SE, Auburn 4:30 pm to 7:30 pm

OSL Meal under I-56th Ave & Columbia St, Seattle 12:30 am to 3:30 pm

Kent Lutheran Church336 2nd Ave S, Kent3:30 pm - 7:30 pm

Church by the Side of the Road3455 S. 148th St, Tukwila 11:00 am - 3:00 pmDental van available

Othello Village7544 Martin Luther King Jr. Way S, Seattle 3:30 pm - 7:30 pmDental van not available at this location

No van service today.

El Centro de la Raza2524 16th Ave S, Seattle 11:30 am to 3:30 pmDental van not available at this location

Salvation Army720 S. Tobin St, Renton 3:30 pm - 7:30 pmDental van available

St. Vincent de Paul Food Bank5972 4th Ave S, Seattle 10:00 am - 2:00 pm

Mobile Medical Van in the news

City Brings Free Mobile Medical Services To Homeless PeopleFrom The Huffington Post, July 8, 2016

Mobile medical clinic for homeless people to start rolling in SeattleFrom The Seattle Times, July 6, 2016

New mobile medical van hits the road to help Seattle's homelessFrom the Q13 Fox, July 6, 2016

From mobile medicine to mental health: Helping the homeless take the next stepFrom the Public Health Insider blog, March 19, 2015

Stories from South King County's Medical VanFrom KUOW.org, Sept. 24, 2014

Primary Focus of the Provider

• Substance Abuse Treatment Services
• Mental Health Treatment Services
• Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse
• General health services

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Type of Care

• Mental health treatment
• Substance abuse treatment
• Detoxification
• Methadone maintenance
• Methadone maintenance for predetermined time
• Methadone detoxification
• Buprenorphine maintenance
• Buprenorphine maintenance for predetermined time
• Buprenorphine detoxification
• Relapse prevention from naltrxone
• Buprenorphine used in treatment
• Naltrexone (oral)
• Vivitrol (injectable Naltrexone)
• Methadone
• Transitional housing or halfway house
• Do not treat opiod addiction
• Use methadone/buprenorphoine for pain management or emergency dosing
• Do not use medication for opioid addiction
• Accepts clients on opioid medication
• Prescribes/administer buprenorphine and/or naltrexone
• All Clients in Opioid Treatment Program
• SAMHSA-certified Opioid Treatment Program

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Facility Type

• Psychiatric hospital or psychiatric unit of a general hospital
• Residential treatment center (RTC) for children
• Residential treatment center (RTC) for adults
• Other residential treatment facility
• Partial hospitalization/day treatment
• Outpatient mental health facility
• Community mental health center
• Multi-setting mental health facility (e.g., residential plus outpatient)

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Treatment Approaches

• Individual psychotherapy
• Couples/family therapy
• Group therapy
• Cognitive/behavioral therapy
• Dialectical behavioral therapy
• Behavior modification
• Integrated dual disorders treatment
• Trauma therapy
• Activity therapy
• Electroconvulsive therapy
• Psychotropic medication
• Telemedicine therapy
• Substance abuse counseling approach
• Trauma-related counseling
• Rational emotive behavioral therapy

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Facility Smoking Policy

• Smoking not permitted
• Smoking permitted in designated area
• Smoking permitted without restriction

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Service Setting (e.g., Outpatient, Residential, etc.)

• Hospital inpatient
• Residential
• Partial hospitalization/day treatment
• Outpatient
• Short-term residential
• Long-term residential
• Residential detoxification
• Outpatient detoxification
• Outpatient methadone/buprenorphine or vivitrol
• Outpatient day treatment or partial hospitalization
• Intensive outpatient treatment
• Regular outpatient treatment
• Hospital inpatient detoxification
• Hospital inpatient treatment
• Computerized treatment
• General Hospital(including VA hospital)
• Psychiatric hospital

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Facility Operation (e.g. Private, Public)

• Private organization
• U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
• State mental health authority
• Other state government agency
• Regional/district or county, local or municipal government
• Tribal government
• Indian Health Service
• State Government
• Local, county, or community government
• Department of Defense
• State substance abuse agency
• State mental health department
• State department of health
• Hospital licensing authority
• The Joint Commission
• Commission on Accreditation and Rehabilitation
• National Committee for Quality Assurance
• Council on Accreditation
• Healthcare Facilitiues Accreditation Program
• Other national oraganization

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Payment/Insurance Accepted

• No payment accepted
• Cash or self-payment
• Medicaid
• Medicare
• State financed health insurance plan other than Medicaid
• Private health insurance
• Military insurance (e.g., TRICARE)
• IHS/Tribal/Urban (ITU) funds
• Access to recovery (ATR) voucher
• State mental health agency (or equivalent) funds
• State welfare or child and family services funds
• State corrections or juvenile justice funds
• State education funds
• Other State funds
• County or local government funds
• Community Service Block Grants
• Community Mental Health Block Grants
• U.S Department of VA funds
• Federal, or any government funding for substance abuse programs

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Emergency Mental Health Services

• Crisis intervention team
• Psychiatric emergency walk-in services

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Payment Assistance Available

• Sliding fee scale (fee is based on income and other factors)
• Payment assistance (check with facility for details)

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Language Services

• Services for the deaf and hard of hearing
• Spanish
• Native American Indian or Alaska Native languages
• Other languages(excluding Spanish)

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Special Programs/Groups Offered

• Persons with co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders
• Lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender (LGBT) clients
• Veterans
• Active duty military
• Military families
• Clients referred from the court/judicial system
• Seniors or older adults
• Adolescents
• Pregnant/postpartum women
• Adult women
• Adult men
• Persons with HIV or AIDS
• Persons who have experienced trauma
• Persons who have experienced sexual abuse
• Persons who have experienced intimate partner violence, domestic violence
• Children with serious emotional disturbance (SED)
• Persons with serious mental illness (SMI)
• Persons with Alzheimer's or dementia
• Persons with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
• Persons with traumatic brain injury (TBI)
• Transitional age young adults
• Persons with eating disorders

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Ancillary Services

• Assertive community treatment
• Intensive case management
• Case management
• Chronic disease/illness management
• Consumer-run (peer-support) services
• Court-ordered outpatient treatment
• Diet and exercise counseling
• Education services
• Family psychoeducation
• Housing services
• Illness management and recovery
• Integrated primary care service
• Legal advocacy
• Nicotine replacement therapy
• Non-nicotine smoking/tobacco cessation medications
• Psychosocial rehabilitation services
• Screening for tobacco use
• Suicide prevention services
• Supported employment
• Supported housing
• Therapeutic foster care
• Smoking/tobacco cessation counselling
• Vocational rehabilitation services
• Alcohol Detoxification
• Benzodiazepines Detoxification
• Cocaine Detoxification
• Methamphetamines Detoxification
• Opiods Detoxification
• Treatment for gambling disorder
• Treatment for internet use disorder
• Individual counseling offered
• Group counseling offered
• Family counseling offered
• Marital/couples counseling offered
• 12-step faciltitation approach
• Brief intervention approach
• Contingency management/motivational incentive
• Motivational interviewing
• Anger management
• Martix Model
• Community reinforcement plus vouchers
• Relapse prevention
• Residential beds for clients children

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Age Groups Accepted

• Children/adolescents
• Young adults
• Adults
• Seniors (65 or older)

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Gender Accepted

• Female
• Male

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Exclusive Services

• Methadone and buprenorphine clients only
• Methadone clients only
• DUI/DWI clients
• Serve only DWI clients

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