{"id":1967,"date":"2023-07-20T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-07-20T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/department.va.gov\/homeless\/?p=1967"},"modified":"2026-02-23T17:04:54","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T17:04:54","slug":"mmu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/department.va.gov\/homeless\/mmu\/","title":{"rendered":"Mobile Medical Units"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull va-page-title-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-179 size-large\" alt=\"Blue banner with the VA logo faintly in the right corner\" src=\"https:\/\/department.va.gov\/academic-affiliations\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/59\/2025\/05\/Hero2.png?w=1024\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim\" style=\"background-color:#085795\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide has-text-align-left\">Featured Article<\/h1>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"va-body-wrapper wp-block-create-block-body-wrapper va-body-wrapper wp-block-create-block-body-wrapper\"><div class=\"va-body-wrapper__inner\">\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<form role=\"search\" method=\"get\" action=\"https:\/\/department.va.gov\/homeless\/\" class=\"wp-block-search__button-outside wp-block-search__text-button wp-block-search\"    ><label class=\"wp-block-search__label\" for=\"wp-block-search__input-1\" >Search Articles<\/label><div class=\"wp-block-search__inside-wrapper\" ><input class=\"wp-block-search__input\" id=\"wp-block-search__input-1\" placeholder=\"\" value=\"\" type=\"search\" name=\"s\" required \/><button aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"wp-block-search__button wp-element-button\" type=\"submit\" >Search<\/button><\/div><\/form>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide va-intro-page va-intro-page-1 is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8cf370e7 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What are Mobile Medical Units?<\/h2>\n\n\n<div style=\"background-color: #0073aa;\" class=\"wp-block-create-block-colored-spacer has-0073-aa-background-color has-background wp-block-create-block-colored-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>By Shawn Liu, National Homeless Program Manager<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>July 20, 2023<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer wp-container-content-c00f5982\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1400\" height=\"787\" src=\"https:\/\/department.va.gov\/homeless\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2026\/02\/OKCVAMMUHPACT.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1971\" style=\"width:900px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/department.va.gov\/homeless\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2026\/02\/OKCVAMMUHPACT.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/department.va.gov\/homeless\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2026\/02\/OKCVAMMUHPACT.jpg?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/department.va.gov\/homeless\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2026\/02\/OKCVAMMUHPACT.jpg?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/department.va.gov\/homeless\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2026\/02\/OKCVAMMUHPACT.jpg?resize=1024,576 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide va-intro-page va-intro-page-1 is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8cf370e7 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p>Veterans experiencing homelessness face various barriers to accessing proper health care, including a lack of transportation. To increase care for Veterans experiencing homelessness or those at risk of experiencing homelessness by meeting them where they are, VA is employing Mobile Medical Units, or MMUs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>MMUs are vans or trucks that move from one location to another that can provide primary care, women&#8217;s health, audiology, laboratory, and telehealth services for Veterans who may not have access to a local VA medical center. They provide a private space for medical and mental health clinicians, social workers, and other staff to meet with Veterans to ensure they receive the care they need and deserve.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Once deployed, homeless Veterans will not have to visit VA hospitals for many health care and support services such as health assessments and education, preventive care, mental health services, referrals to VA homeless programs, and other resources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>MMUs are being rolled out at 25 VA medical centers nationwide, with the first being set to arrive in August 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:47px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer wp-container-content-b0964dc8\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-blue-icon-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/department.va.gov\/homeless\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2026\/02\/HPACT_MMU_DeliveryScheduleFY2023-2024.pdf\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px\">View the list of communities receiving MMUs <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:47px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Veterans experiencing homelessness face various barriers to accessing proper health care, including a lack of transportation. 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