Asthma Vans Win ALA’s 2016 Impact Award
The American Lung Association in Greater Chicago named Mobile Care Chicago the 2016 Impact Award winner!
The honor came as a recognition not only of the Asthma Vans’ 16 year history of adopting the medical care for children otherwise unable to access the healthcare system, but also for our work transitioning children from the Emergency Department out to preventative care. Since Mobile Care’s Asthma Educators started working with Roseland Community Hospital two years ago, their pediatric asthma admittance rate has been cut by 58%.
Last year, Mobile Care’s Asthma Vans adopted the specialty care of 1,086 children–many of whom had no access to an asthma and allergy specialist before coming to Mobile Care. After joining the program, 94% of patients reported no visits to Emergency Departments for asthma. The Asthma Vans also surveyed 11,049 children for asthma in low-income areas where an asthma diagnosis is widely unavailable.
CEO Tim Egan accepts the ALA’s 2016 Impact Award
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