Mobile Treatment, Diagnostic and Minor Surgery Facility

A mobile treatment, diagnostic, and minor surgery facility adapted to be transported over a road and to treat a plurality of patients suffering from a range of conditions or injuries comprising:

• a health care area having one slide out portion;
• a first transportable configuration defined by a contracted position of the slide out portion;
• a second operational configuration defined by an expanded position of the slide out portion;
• a first patient treatment area defined at least partially by the slide out that, when in the second configuration, is configured to provide general care to a plurality of patients and that includes a row of a plurality of patient treatment bays;
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• a second patient area at least partially defined by the slide out that, in the second configuration, is adapted to provide registration, counseling, or triage to at least one patient, wherein the slide out portion has a floor area in the second configuration that is at least twice a floor area when the slide out portion is in the first configuration.

A method for providing medical care to a plurality of patients in a remote location comprising:

• transporting a first health care area in a first transportable configuration from a first location to a second remote location, wherein in the first configuration the first health care area defines a first floor area and facilitates the transport of the first health care area over one or more roadways;
• expanding a slide out of the health care area to expand the health care area into a second operational configuration, wherein second configuration of the health care area defines a second floor area greater than the first floor area adapted to diagnose, treat, and perform minor surgery or first aid to multiple patients;
• providing a first medical treatment, diagnostic, and minor surgical procedure patient area defined at least partially by the slide out within the second floor area;
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• providing a second patient area defined at least partially within the second floor area having at least one region that is for counseling and triage.