St. Joseph's CareVan is a 40-foot mobile health clinic that provides free health services to people in our community who do not have health insurance and primary access to care. Services include screenings, health education, referral services, medical diagnoses and treatment, pharmacy and testing. The CareVan is staffed with physicians, nurses, a secretary, and interpreter.

The CareVan treats acute problems such as fever, earache, upper respiratory infections, infections, sore throat and other illnesses, chronic problems such as allergies, high blood pressure, diabetes and joint pain. If the problem can't be treated at the CareVan or requires ongoing treatment, the mobile clinic staff will refer the patient to a community physician or to one of the area's many excellent facilities.

The CareVan is also a children's vaccination site for Public Health Services and receives federal, state, and private grants to operate the Breast and Cervical Cancer Control Program (BCCCP) to increase awareness and early detection of breast and cervical cancer for women who do not have access to care.

For more information or questions about CareVan services, contact (209) 461-3471 or e-mail Arline.Delacruz002@chw.edu.