CHATTANOOGA — What began as a new idea to bring health care directly to rural communities has quickly become a growing presence across Southeast Tennessee.
Since launching in spring 2025, the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga College of Nursing’s MobileMOC medical outreach clinic has delivered preventive care, screenings, education and referrals to older adults and caregivers across rural counties, logging thousands of miles, thousands of patient touch points and hundreds of student learning hours through an interprofessional team spanning nursing, occupational therapy, social work, nutrition and advanced practice providers.
MobileMOC is a custom-built mobile health unit created through a $2.6 million grant from the Tennessee Department of Health as part of the ROAD MAP initiative. The clinic serves adults age 62 and older and their caregivers, regardless of insurance status or ability to pay…