Being a health professional is tough work. As if the journey to becoming one isn’t hard enough, you must also establish a practice and find ways to build a recurring patient list. Let’s not forget the amount of competition that stacks against you and continues to surmount every year! To make yourself known in today’s market, you’ve got to look at your options. One of which being, establishing a Mobile Medical Clinic. Here are 5 tips for successfully running a Mobile Medical Clinic.
A Mobile Medical Clinic mirrors everything you’d find in a traditional brick and mortar practice – patient/testing rooms, reception area, restrooms, and more. Interested? Here are 5 things you need to consider when adding a Mobile Medical Clinic to your practice.
5 Tips for Successfully Running a Mobile Medical Clinic
- What is Your Mission?
- Choosing a Mobile Clinic Size
- Include Your Staff in the Equation
- Calculate Ongoing Operation Costs
- Promote Yourself!
1. What is Your Mission?
Every health professional has their own, unique reason for pursuing their career. What’s yours? It’s important to use that reason as fuel for your Mobile Medical Clinic.
If you’re a non-profit that wants to give back to the community, you may want a Mobile Medical Clinic to bring healthcare service to underserved populations, including low-income and rural areas. A mix of grants may often cover the cost of a unit, and there will be some insured and self-paying clients too.
On the other hand, if you’re a for-profit organization, a Mobile Medical Clinic can help you find new client bases. You may be able to work directly with corporations and bring mobile healthcare to every employee right outside the workplace. Most corporate employees have insurance, so a high volume of patients can bring in huge revenue.
2. Choosing a Mobile Clinic Size
Next up is determining how big of a Mobile Medical Clinic you need. A mobile clinic can be anywhere from a truck to an ISO (shipping) container. The more popular ones include RVs and trailers with removable tractors. Each size has its individual advantages, so check out each size and see if it fits your practice model.
Related Article – Mobile Clinics Come in More than One Size
Don’t forget mobile clinics can expand! Lots of times, the sides of mobile clinics can come out, allowing more room for separate spaces, medical equipment, and patients! Although this option will increase the price of a mobile clinic, it’s worth having more space to work with.
3. Include Your Staff in the Equation
A big part of running a Mobile Medical Clinic is keeping track of your staff. If a Mobile Medical Clinic is your sole practice, you’ll have all your staff on board, every day. On the other hand, having a static practice in addition to your mobile clinic will allow some employees, such as billing and marketing to stay back, while others are present in the Mobile Medical Clinic during use. It’s important that you schedule out when you’ll be using your mobile clinic, that way your staff are on the same page.
4. Calculate Ongoing Operation Costs
Buying a Mobile Medical Clinic is a significant investment. Mobile clinics require lots of items – medical equipment, computers/servers, and technology. In most cases, these are one-time costs, and AGI will work with your team to design a floorplan that includes everything you need in your Mobile Medical Clinic.
Aside from the fixed cost of your unit, it is also important to consider any ongoing operational costs you must keep up with. A Mobile Medical Clinic needs fuel, insurance, and maintenance. This also includes internet access and computer assistance. Be sure that you include all these items in your cost/benefit analysis to help you decide if a Mobile Medical Clinic is right for you.
5. Promote Yourself!
A vehicle wrap is perfect for a Mobile Medical Clinic. All drivers have their eyes on the road and their surroundings, and they’re bound to see your unit. It’s important that your mobile clinic is eye-catching and highlights your practice name and phone number so people can call you or look for you online when they’re not behind the wheel.
Being in the right place at the right time is another bonus. Community and recreation centers, malls, churches, and health fairs are terrific places to be to gain an audience and reel in new patients with little effort.
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All in all, it’s no secret that investing in a Mobile Medical Clinic is a big decision. Let us help. Here at Aleph Group Inc. we’ll help design, construct and deliver a Mobile Medical Clinic made especially for you and your practice. Starting with us is easy, simply get in touch with us and ask for a FREE QUOTE.
Stay ahead of the competition and keep these 5 things in mind when looking at a Mobile Medical Clinic. Give us a call (951) 213-4815 or contact us using our online contact form.
