GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. -- Cherry Health's mobile vision clinic is rotating weekly between five locations now through August 22.
It offers dilated eye exams and eyeglass frames. Dr. Meagan Baker, Cherry Health's director of Vision Services, says the mobile vision clinic offers eyecare services in a new way to patients who might otherwise have difficulty getting vision care.
Cherry Health’s Mobile Vision Clinic, which debuted in the summer of 2024, offers complete dilated eye exams and a wide selection of eyeglass frames. If prescribed, patients can pick out eyeglass frames during their appointment at the Mobile Vision Clinic and pick them up at their preferred Cherry Health location when they’re ready.
“The Cherry Health Mobile Vision Clinic offers eye care services in a new way to patients who might otherwise have difficulties receiving vision care,” said Dr. Meagan Baker, director of Vision Services at Cherry Health. “During the school year, the mobile vision clinic is used by our traveling school vision program, See to Succeed, providing comprehensive eye exams to students at their schools. This is the second year we are bringing services to Cherry Health locations that currently do not provide vision services over the summer months. This is just another way that Cherry Health continues to ensure that every door is the right door for our patients, meaning that no matter how a patient accesses our services, they should be able to easily access all the services we provide.”
Services are available for anyone in the community, not just Cherry Health patients. Medicaid and most other insurance plans are accepted. For those without insurance, a sliding fee payment scale based on income and family/household size is available. Interpretation services are also available.
The Mobile Vision Clinic will be at the following Cherry Health locations on the following days. To schedule an appointment, individuals are encouraged to call the Cherry Health location most convenient for them:
· Mondays: Wyoming Community Health Center, 2929 Burlingame Ave. SW, Wyoming
o Phone: (616) 965-8333
· Tuesdays: Westside Health Center, 669 Stocking Ave. NW, Grand Rapids
o Phone: (616) 235-1480
· Wednesdays: Cherry Street Health Center, 550 Cherry St. SE, Grand Rapids
o Phone: (616) 235-7272
· Thursdays – alternating locations each week:
o Barry Community Health Center, 200 S Boltwood St., Hastings
§ Phone: (269) 945-4220
o Burton Health Center, 2135 Buchanan Ave. SW, Grand Rapids
§ Phone: (616) 247-3638
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About Cherry Health
Cherry Health, Michigan’s largest Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC), operates in six counties across the state, based in Grand Rapids. With a team of more than 700 health care professionals at 20 locations, Cherry Health focuses on removing barriers, expanding access, and delivering comprehensive quality health care services to underserved communities, regardless of an individual’s insurance status or ability to pay. The nonprofit integrated health system provides primary care, dental, vision, behavioral health, pharmacy services, and more. For more information, visit CherryHealth.org.