Born from a need to offer healthcare services to men struggling with insufficient housing and/or in recovery for substance use disorder, the Changed Lives Mobile Clinic is a nurse-managed interprofessional collaborative clinic for medically underserved patients in central Alabama.
The UAB School of Nursing partners with The Foundry MinistriesOpens an external link. to offer ambulatory care services in two of the Foundry's five treatment facilities. Changed Lives Mobile Clinic is a free safety-net clinic that is funded through charitable donations. All services, including medications and point-of-care lab testing, are offered at no cost to the patients.
Mission: To provide ambulatory care services and health education to medically underserved patients.
Interprofessional Team: Nurse Practitioners, Registered Nurses, Collaborating Physicians, Social Worker, Case Managers, Pastoral Care Counselors.
Person-Centered Care Model: The Changed Live Mobile Clinic provides convenient healthcare access by offering patients healthcare services in their place of residence.
Referral: Patients must be a program participant in The Foundry Ministries Rescue and Recovery Programs. The Foundry Ministries reaches thousands of people through our Rescue and Recovery Programs. Each year, 600+ individuals come from all over the Southeast for substance use disorder recovery. The ministry also meets the physical needs of homeless and low-income families through the Rescue Program.
Clinic Hours: Thursdays, 5:30-8:30 pm
Clinic Location: The clinic is a hybrid model offering telehealth services weekly and in-person care monthly. The care team travels to the residential treatment facilities in North Birmingham and Cullman Alabama to offer care services.
Phone: (205) 521-6421
Fax: (205) 521-6402