Mobile clinic offers mental health, dental care
October 4, 2022
WINDSOR, Ont. – A mobile clinic operating through the Windsor Essex Ontario Health Team (OHT) will provide various supports including mental health and addiction care, along with dental care. Essex County Warden Gary McNamara says a mobile health clinic will help health professionals to better respond to residents in crisis in high-priority neighbourhoods. “I believe it’s a model for many other regions in the province to mirror themselves to,” he told CTV News.
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