The consequences of untreated hearing and vision loss ripple far beyond the inability to see or hear clearly.

For elderly residents, hearing loss can mean the difference between staying independent in their own home or requiring assisted living. For working adults, it can cost them their jobs when they can’t communicate effectively with colleagues or customers. For children, undiagnosed vision problems translate to falling behind in school, sometimes irreversibly.

UPMC is tackling this crisis head-on — by bringing care directly to where patients are.

The newest addition to Pittsburgh’s mobile health care fleet is the Communications Van, a fully equipped audiology clinic on wheels that brings comprehensive hearing and speech pathology services directly into underserved communities. Donat

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