On the recordJune 30, 2000
Access to healthcare in Montana is often inadequate. I would like to focus on a couple of projects that must be addressed in the state in order to address some immediate rural healthcare needs. The first is a mobile health clinic. St. Vincent Hospital in Billings has partnered with Ronald McDonald House Charities to operate a mobile health clinic in Eastern Montana. They hope to begin operating this clinic later this year. This mobile health clinic will focus on providing preventive health care to children at no cost in small rural communities. These communities are in dire need of medical services. Mr. Chairman, Mr. Harkin, this is no small matter--31 Montana counties are designated as ``medically underserved'' by the Health Resources Services Administration (HRSA). Twenty-three percent of Montanans lack access to a primary health care provider.
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