JANUARY 21, 2019 BY SOUTH CAROLINA RADIO NETWORK
The United Health Foundation ranks South Carolina 42nd in health among all states. South Carolina saw approximately 7,400 potentially excess deaths in 2015 among the five leading causes of death, and almost half of these occurred among rural populations.
The mobile health clinic was unveiled in November 2016. The truck serves mostly uninsured, minority populations in both rural and urban areas. Each patient served saves an average of $1,600 in health care-related costs due to health education and prevention.
The Sullivan Center celebrated its 40th anniversary in 2018. It marked the occasion with a record number of mobile outreach visits, and it also celebrated the culmination of years of work to increase connectivity across the state so that rural areas and mobile clinics alike could operate more securely and efficiently. The vehicle was made possible with help from state Sen. Thomas Alexander, R- Oconee, and a steady string of successes, the Center is poised to do much more.