The Birmingham VA Health Care System launched the Mobile Orthotics & Prosthetics (MoPOC) program to serve more veterans in their communities. MoPOC is led by Juliana Powell, CP, Tyler Nichols, CPO, and Zipporah Gunn, CO. VA care teams will contact eligible veterans for the service, and veterans can also join the program by requesting a consultation.
Starting the week of April 20, the mobile unit will visit community outpatient clinics in Jasper, Guntersville, and Childersburg, Alabama, to provide on-site prosthetic adjustments and amputee care, custom and off-the-shelf bracing, therapeutic shoes and foot orthotics, and compression stockings and other supportive devices.
“Veterans living in many of our rural communities have had limited access to orthotic and prosthetic care without traveling long distances,” said Adam McKinley, chief of prosthetics, Birmingham VA Health Care System. “The Mobile Orthotics & Prosthetics program allows us to bring that care closer to home—making it more convenient and ensuring we better meet the medical needs of the veterans we serve.
“We consistently hear from veterans about the challenges of traveling to receive these services. When this opportunity became available, we knew MoPOC was the right solution. We are proud to bring these services directly to rural Alabama and to the veterans who have sacrificed so much for our country.”
