The Town of Hanover has launched a mobile integrated health program, which is described as an innovative approach toward meeting the health needs of residents during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The program is in partnership with South Shore Health, which obtained a temporary license from the Massachusetts Department of Public Health for the Town of Hanover to take part. Hanover is the first municipality in Massachusetts to launch such a program.
“The Hanover Fire Department has been looking for quite a while to participate in the mobile integrated health program,” Hanover Fire Chief Jeffrey Blanchard told Boston 25 News. “The COVID-19 emergency opened the door to move things along.” When the coronavirus started to spread in Massachusetts, South Shore Health reached out to local municipalities to see if they wanted to take part in the program and treat COVID-19 patients in their city or town.