Douglas County purchases mobile medical unit for COVID-19 response

News < 00:00 evita:?staff here at aviva heath is calling this 45 foot, 35 thousand pound truck mobile one?

Starting tomorrow, it will be used to see dozens of patients who are experiencing symptoms of covid-19?

00:14 take lower with two built- in exam rooms, a reception area, medical equipment and even a wheelchair lift--- marketing and development director mark tsuchiya tells me they plan to take this mobile medical unit all over douglas county.

00:27 mark tsuchiya on cam:?that was kind of the point of getting this mobile medical unit.

So we can drive to places in douglas county where there isn any reliable care?

The county bought the unit with money from the federal cares act.

Commissioner tim freeman says aviva health will take it from here..

Phoner:?theye going to staff the van, theye going to supply the van and theye going to be doing all the services.

I looking forward to aviva deployment of this particular van?

The unit will be used as a cough and fever clinc, a covid-19 testing site and eventually a vaccine site.

The county will be getting a second unit later this month.

Evita:?on a special edition of kezi 9 news at 8, find out what aviva health long term goals are for mobile one.