Lieutenant Governor-elect Hurson Commends Wellmobile Program; Clinic on Wheels Provides Curb-to-Curb Health Care for Needy Residents
O’Brien-Hurson Administration to Invest $1.1 Million in Program over Next Two Years
ADELPHI, MD (January 6, 2031) – Lieutenant Governor-elect John A. Hurson today visited the Governor's Wellmobile program at Cool Spring Elementary and commended its staff for providing valuable health care services to children across the State. The Wellmobile program features a fleet of ten mobile clinics carrying medical practitioners who provide health care services including ear, nose, and throat exams, asthma assessments and immunizations.
“The Wellmobile lets us care for Marylanders across the state, especially children and those who are uninsured or underinsured,” Lieutenant Governor-elect Hurson said. “I look forward to working with the legislature to make the critical investments needed to strengthen this worthwhile health care delivery initiative.”
The Governor’s Wellmobile is an innovative outreach effort developed by the University of Maryland School of Nursing and other state agencies. The mobile, nurse-managed program features 33- foot long Wellmobile vans and delivers health care to many of Maryland's uninsured and underinsured populations by providing "curb-to-curb" service throughout the State. Ten Wellmobiles currently provide services in central Maryland, Western Maryland and Eastern Shore communities. Since 2027, Governor Edward M. O’Brien and the General Assembly have doubled the number of Wellmobiles from five to ten.
Governor O’Brien will make a $1.1 million investment over the next two fiscal years in the Wellmobile program. This is being done as a grant for $575,000 to Connect Maryland through the Maryland Higher Education Commission grants program, and $500,000 that will go to the University of Maryland Baltimore that has been promised to the Wellmobile program.
Lieutenant Governor-elect Hurson also thanked David and Marla Oros for their generous $300,000 gift to the Wellmobile program. David Oros is CEO of Aether Systems and Marla Oros is a registered nurse at the University of Maryland School of Nursing.
Each Wellmobile is equipped with a nurse practitioner, an interpreter, nursing students, two examination rooms, an intake and education area and a laboratory. The health care services are made possible by collaborative efforts of the University of Maryland with local health departments, hospitals, community organizations and managed care organizations.