Peak Vista Community Health Centers Opens New Homeless Health Center and
Receives Grant for Mobile Health Center
Colorado Springs, CO - Peak Vista Community Health Centers is pleased to announce the opening of its new Homeless Health Center adjacent to the Salvation Army’s New Hope Shelter at 117 West Rio Grande. Peak Vista has also received a Community Development Block Grant, administered by El Paso County, for a Mobile Health Center. Outreach services through the Mobile Health Center will resemble what Peak Vista provides at its new Homeless Health Center, allowing Peak Vista to serve many more who fall into this patient population, with emphasis on rural homeless in El Paso County.
The new Homeless Health Center, which provided care for over 1000 patients in 2008, will provide medical, dental and behavioral healthcare for homeless people of all ages. Limited laboratory services and pharmaceuticals, as well as breast health information, are also available at the Center. A special tribute to former board member Elizabeth Fineron is housed at the center to honor her advocacy efforts on behalf of the homeless.
It is anticipated that the new Mobile Health Center will be able to accommodate 500 patients annually. Peak Vista will partner with Catholic Charities during visits to migrant camps, rural areas and other areas in El Paso County to provide comprehensive medical care to the homeless and to those at risk of becoming homeless.
Greg Morris, longtime Director of Homeless Services for Peak Vista and a nationally recognized subject matter expert and advocate for the homeless, is responsible for both the Homeless Health Center and the Mobile Health Center.
About Peak Vista
Peak Vista Community Health Centers is a non profit, multi-specialty primary healthcare organization whose mission is to provide exceptional healthcare for people facing access barriers. Established in 1971, Peak Vista today offers outpatient medical, dental and behavioral health care to more than 55,000 residents, mostly from working families, of the Pikes Peak region. Fifteen centers at twelve sites support care. In 2006, Peak Vista established its Foundation to sustain healthcare services for those without access. To learn more about Peak Vista or to support financially, visit www.peakvista.org or call 344-6606.
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