Urban Family Practice Adds Three More Mobile Units
Urban Family Practice is proud to announce the addition of three more mobile units to the fleet. These units will be deployed throughout the Eastside of Buffalo to help bridge the healthcare gap.
Buffalo, NY – December 2021 Urban Family Practice has increased its fleet’s number of mobile
units from one to four. With the addition of these units, Urban Family Practice will target the
communities that need the most help.
Urban Family Practice has committed itself to creating health equity across Buffalo’s East and
Westside. With the addition of these new mobile units, that dream can become a reality. The first
order of business for the mobile units will address the vaccination disparities on the East side of
Buffalo.
The East Side’s current rate of COVID-19 infection is 50 per 100,000: 10 times the rate of Erie
County as a whole. East Side vaccination rates lag considerably behind other Erie County zip codes,
with less than half of the population fully vaccinated.
We propose a one-year initiative that (1) engages community members on their terms, (2) utilizes
faith-based and community leaders, (3) addresses the extreme social vulnerability, and (4)
connects marginalized individuals to community-based primary care and social determinants of
health services.
Elevated COVID-19 illness and mortality in Buffalo’s East Side are symptomatic of our long-term
neglect of the area’s economic and health infrastructure. This project’s mobile clinic investments
will outlive this pandemic by offering neighborhood, pop-up clinics to address social determinants of
health concerns, chronic disease screening, provider visits, and childhood and adult vaccinations for
other diseases. Considering the East Side’s low rates of retention in primary care and
overutilization of hospital emergency departments, this project’s one-time investments could
markedly improve disease management.
Urban Family Practice would like to thank Honorable April N.M. Baskin, District 2 Chairwoman for
her hard work and dedication to making these mobile units a reality.
Urban Family Practice is proudly the oldest private practice on the west side of Buffalo. The mission
of Urban Family Practice is to promote health equity by taking the under out of “underserved”
communities. Urban Family Practice is an affiliate of G-Health Enterprises, a health care
organization that encompasses several affiliates: the Greater Buffalo United Accountable Healthcare
Network (GBUAHN), the Greater Buffalo United Accountable Care Organization (GBUACO), and
Urban Family Practice (UFP), the Greater Buffalo United IPA (GBUIPA) and the Greater Buffalo
United Community Based Organization (GBUCBO).
