You will soon see Hearts for Hearing’s state-of-the-art mobile hearing care clinic on the highways and byways across Oklahoma in the coming days, weeks and years. “This mobile hearing care clinic has all the capabilities of our brick-and-mortar locations and will allow us to serve patients of all ages from newborn to senior adult and wherever most needed in the State.” says President & CEO Jennifer Burton, who adds, “It includes comprehensive audiology exam space, Listening and Spoken Language therapy services, and newborn hearing screen equipment.”
The clinic is fully accessible and includes a spacious sound booth and master control area – equipped with all the latest audiology equipment – that will allow Hearts for Hearing clinicians to serve patients and families safely and comfortably.
The Hearts for Hearing mobile clinic was made possible thanks to a successful fund-raising initiative spearheaded by community leaders Judy Love and Jim Morris. Other generous donors are Cassie and Charlie Bowen, the Kirkpatrick Foundation, David and Cory Le Norman and many others. In total, more than $640,000 was raised to ensure Hearts for Hearing operates the best-equipped, safest, mobile care clinic in the country. Special features include satellite uplink capabilities to ensure connectivity no matter how rural the community that is being served, back-up battery operating capability, and a motorized ramp to serve people using wheelchairs and walkers.
Hearts for Hearing is a not-for-profit 501(c)3 foundation that raises funds to help teach babies and children with hearing loss to learn to listen and talk. Such outcomes are possible with early detection of hearing loss, the use of technology, and participation in specialized speech-language therapy. Hearts for Hearing provides the first set of hearing technology and speech-language therapy services at no out-of-pocket cost to families. Hearts for Hearing has grown to become a comprehensive hearing health care and research center of excellence with offices in Oklahoma City, Tulsa, and Norman. Last year, Hearts for Hearing served more than 40,000 patients.
