While Massachusetts ranks #1 in access and affordability according to the Commonwealth Fund, gaps still remain. That’s why Baystate Health’s Wellness on Wheels (WOW) Bus travels to communities in and around Springfield, offering free or low-cost screenings, health education, and counseling.

The Bus meets patients where they live and work, connecting with the community by offering preventive medicine, screenings, and teaching classes. With stops in rural, urban, and suburban communities, the WOW Bus offers its services where people gather, such as at food pantries, churches, senior living, libraries, and more. Baystate encourages the next generation of health professionals to be community partners who can effectively address health inequities by including students in healthcare professions on the WOW Bus’s journeys.