Mobile Opioid Medication Assisted Treatment makes methadone more accessible in Denver
DENVER — Since 1966, the Bernard F. Gipson Eastside Family Health Center has provided primary care to Coloradans. The historic health center has a new addition — and it’s hard to miss.
On Tuesdays and Thursdays, a large blue and orange bus is parked outside the community clinic. The mobile health center is a new initiative from Denver Health that aims to better treat patients struggling with opioid use disorder.
It’s called the MOMAT unit, which stands for Mobile Opioid Medication Assisted Treatment.
Dr. Pytell explained the MOMAT unit is an extension of Denver Health’s primary location for methadone treatment on the main campus. The mobile unit will serve both the Eastside Clinic and the Sam Sandos Westside Family Health Center.