OSF HealthCare’s new CARE-A-VAN mobile health center has received its official blessing and is ready to bring mobile medical and dental care, as well as educational programs, to the people of Vermilion County. The blessing was given during an outdoor program on a quite cold Tuesday afternoon.
Father Deusdedit Byomuhangi gave the blessing for the new OSF CARE-A-VAN.
Mia Harrier, once a Health teacher at Bismarck-Henning-Rossville-Alvin High School, will be the coordinator for the CARE-A-VAN, and soon the driver as well. Harrier says she’s thrilled to join the OSF team.
Audio PlayerAUDIO: What initially got me interested in this project is the opportunity to help the community. OSF is our hospital here in Vermilion County; and I think that it’s important that we be seen and be able to provide the best care for our people here in Vermilion County.
OSF HealthCare CEO Ned Hill and OSF HealthCare Boards Chair Sister Judith Ann Duvall were two of many speakers at the blessing for the CARE-A-VAN. Sister Judith Ann Duvall also handled the ribbon cutting.
For OSF HealthCare CEO Ned Hill, this has been quite a month; from Tuesday’s blessing of the new CARE-A-VAN, to the $65,000 check for the Bobette Steely Hegeler Cancer Care Center, received at the Fischer Theatre from Balloons Over Vermilion.
Audio PlayerAUDIO: It’s been wonderful. We just greatly appreciate the support of the community; Balloons Over Vermilion, the Julius W. Hegeler II Foundation; it’s been great to continue to grow and expand here in the market, and serve the people of Danville and Vermilion County.
This coming Friday, during the Hop Downtown Family Easter Event in Downtown Danville, the new CARE-A-VAN will be on display at Temple Plaza.
