WHY THIS IS SO NEEDED IN OUR STATE. THIS NEW MOBILE CARE UNIT IS ONE OF FEW IN THE UNITED STATES, AND NOW IT WILL HIT THE ROADS HERE IN OKLAHOMA, SERVING HUNDREDS OF OKLAHOMANS IN NEED OF AUDIOLOGY SCREENINGS AND TESTS. AND WE WANT PEOPLE TO SEE AND KNOW OUR STORY AND KNOW THAT WHAT WE DO HERE IS REAL. FULL SERVICE APPOINTMENTS WILL SOON BE AVAILABLE IN THIS TRUCK FOR PEOPLE OF ALL AGES, INCLUDING NEWBORNS WHO NEED HEARING SCREENINGS. OUR MISSION IS TO TEACH BABIES AND CHILDREN BORN DEAF TO LEARN TO LISTEN AND TALK. AND FOR CHILDREN OR ADULTS NEEDING LISTENING AND SPOKEN LANGUAGE APPOINTMENTS, HEARTS FOR HEARING UNVEILED THE MOBILE UNIT TODAY, ONE OF FEW OPERATING MOBILE AUDIOLOGY CLINICS IN THE UNITED STATES. THE LAST COUPLE OF DAYS, THE TEAM HAS BEEN WORKING ON MAKING SURE ALL THE TECHNOLOGY AND EQUIPMENT IS UP AND RUNNING AND WITHIN THE COMING DAYS, YOU’LL BE SEEING THE MOBILE CLINIC ON ALL THE OKLAHOMA ROADS AND HIGHWAYS AND JUST HAVE A LOT TO BE PROUD OF. THE ORGANIZATION’S PRESIDENT AND CEO SAYS SHE KNOWS THE NEED ACROSS THE STATE IS GREATER THAN WHAT THEY’VE BEEN ABLE TO FULFILL AT THEIR METRO LOCATIONS OF THE MOBILE CLINIC WAS BORN OUT OF THE NEED, AND THE TEAM LOOKING AT THE DATA AND SEEING THAT WE REALLY HAD A POPULATION THAT WAS UNDERSERVED AND WE CAN’T, YOU KNOW, EVERYBODY CAN’T COME TO OUR BRICK AND MORTAR CLINICS. NOW THEY HOPE THIS CLINIC CAN FILL THE GAPS AND ENSURE ALL OKLA
New mobile care clinic to travel all 77 counties for hearing tests
A new mobile care clinic unveiled on Thursday will soon travel across Oklahoma, serving those who need audiology care
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Updated: 4:42 PM CDT Sep 5, 2024
A new mobile care clinic unveiled on Thursday will soon travel across Oklahoma, serving those who need audiology care.Get the latest news stories of interest by clicking here.The new unit, one of just a few in the U.S., will be traveling all 77 counties to serve Oklahomans in need of audiology screenings and tests.“We want people to see and know our story and know that what we do here is real,” said Hardy Watkins, the chief strategy and innovation officer for Hearts for Hearing.Full-service appointments will soon be available for people of all ages, including newborns who need hearing screenings.“Our mission is to teach babies and children born deaf to learn to listen and talk,” Watkins said.The service is also available to children or adults needing listening and spoken language appointments.>> Download the KOCO 5 app“The last couple days, the team has been working on making sure the technology and equipment is up and running and in the coming days, you’ll be seeing the mobile clinic on all the Oklahoma roads and highways, and just have a lot to be proud of,” said Jennifer Burton, the president and chief executive officer of Hearts for Hearing.Burton said she knows the need across the state is greater than what they’ve been able to fulfill at their Oklahoma City metro locations.“The mobile clinic was born out of the need and the team looking at the data and seeing that we really had a population that was unserved, and everybody can’t come to our brick-and-mortar clinics,” Burton said.Now, with the mobile care clinic, the organization is hoping to fill the gaps and ensure all Oklahomans are receiving care.Top Headlines Teen charged with killing 4 at Georgia high school denied prior online threats in 2023 Raygun apologizes to breakdance community for backlash to her Paris Olympics performance Oklahoma City tenants only given less than one day’s notice stairs would be out of order Charges dismissed against man accused of 2017 double murder at Del City laundromat Crews battle several fires across Oklahoma City metro
OKLAHOMA CITY — A new mobile care clinic unveiled on Thursday will soon travel across Oklahoma, serving those who need audiology care.
Get the latest news stories of interest by clicking here.
The new unit, one of just a few in the U.S., will be traveling all 77 counties to serve Oklahomans in need of audiology screenings and tests.
“We want people to see and know our story and know that what we do here is real,” said Hardy Watkins, the chief strategy and innovation officer for Hearts for Hearing.
Full-service appointments will soon be available for people of all ages, including newborns who need hearing screenings.
“Our mission is to teach babies and children born deaf to learn to listen and talk,” Watkins said.
The service is also available to children or adults needing listening and spoken language appointments.
>> Download the KOCO 5 app
“The last couple days, the team has been working on making sure the technology and equipment is up and running and in the coming days, you’ll be seeing the mobile clinic on all the Oklahoma roads and highways, and just have a lot to be proud of,” said Jennifer Burton, the president and chief executive officer of Hearts for Hearing.
Burton said she knows the need across the state is greater than what they’ve been able to fulfill at their Oklahoma City metro locations.
“The mobile clinic was born out of the need and the team looking at the data and seeing that we really had a population that was unserved, and everybody can’t come to our brick-and-mortar clinics,” Burton said.
Now, with the mobile care clinic, the organization is hoping to fill the gaps and ensure all Oklahomans are receiving care.
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