08.20.2008 ::Deployment for RNC:
During the Republican National Convention (RNC), the SMSC Mobile Unit will be utilized by the St. Paul Fire Department. As many as fifty thousands delegates, politicians, visitors, and members of the media are expected to be in St. Paul for the event.
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03.18.2008 :: Medical Unit Hits the Road to Provide Health Screenings
The Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community Mobile Medical Unit will provide mammograms in the upcoming months to Native Americans living in several areas in Minnesota. The Mobile Unit will travel to northern Minnesota to the Leech Lake Band of Chippewa reservation and to the Fond du Lac Band of Chippewa reservation. Then in the Twin Cities it will travel to the Women’s Prison in Shakopee and to the Native American Community Clinic and Indian Health Board both in Minneapolis. The Mobile Unit not only houses facilities for mammography and cancer screening but also amenities so that it can function as an Incident Command Unit in the event of a major emergency or disaster.
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02.26.2008:: SMSC Mobile Medical Receives ACR Accrediation
The Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community has been awarded a three-year term of accreditation in Mammography (Mobile Unit) as the result of a recent survey by the American College of Radiology (ACR). The ACR, headquartered in Reston, Virginia, awards accreditation to facilities for the achievement of high practice standards after a peer-review evaluation of the practice. Evaluations are conducted by board-certified physicians and medical physicists who are experts in the field. They assess the qualifications of the personnel and the adequacy of facility equipment. The surveyors report their finds to the ACR’s Committee on Accreditation, which subsequently provides the practice with a comprehensive report.
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09.25.2007:: SMSC to Unveil Multi-Functional Mobile Medical Unit
The Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community now has its own combination Mobile Medical and Incident Command Unit. The unit will house facilities for mammography and cancer screening in addition to emergency response. The Mobile Unit is a project of the SMSC Health Department and Mdewakanton Emergency Services. The high rates of cancer of all types in Native communities as well as the need for on-site services to improve health screening rates for earlier detection of problems led to a wider medical focus for the unit.
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