GEORGETOWN, Del. - When the Bookmobile clinic came Eugene Donald, he says it was perfect.
"It's something I've been hearing about for some time now, and I was kinda always on the fence about it. But now that I got it, yeah I'm looking forward to the second one," he said.
The Bookmobile rolled up to the ACE Peer Resource Center in Georgetown, with Beebe and county workers ready to vaccinate more like Eugene.
Beebe says opportunities like this are important to protect everyone.
President & CEO Dr. David Tam said, "There are people here that are homeless in Georgetown that don't know Beebe, but they do know the ACE Center and they come to the ACE center, and they trust the ACE Center. So to be able to have a mobile platform to come partner with the ACE Center, where people feel comfortable, is another great opportunity to vaccinate, to treat, and to take care of patients."
The whole process is quick and easy, too. Once you get your shot, you come out of the bus, and you can take a book from the stacks while you start your waiting period.
The ACE Center says that convenience is vital for the people they serve.
"Sometimes health care needs to be brought to us, you know?" said ACE Center Program Manager Trish Hill, "We have a lot of people who aren't necessarily able to access other services, Dover, you know they're not able to get to Dover, and the mobile clinic is a wonderful opportunity for a lot of people to be reached who otherwise might not be reached."
Dr. Tam says Beebe hopes to continue mobile health care post-pandemic too.
He said, "There are so many people who are no able to go places to get the care they need. So whether it's vaccinations or testing or soon screening for diabetes, high blood pressure, all those other things that are so important to be a community that is well. We need to be able to get this kind of platform out into the community to go to the people."
The next few Bookmobile events are still tentative, according to Beebe, but there are plenty of mobile vaccination events in the works for the next couple months.
Community agencies can reach out to bring the bookmobile to them, and can do so by emailing outreach@beebehealthcare.org, or by calling (302)645-3337.