Cincinnati Children’s enhances access to care for students at Colerain High and Northwest High School

Wednesday, August 26, 2026

Key Takeaways:

• Cincinnati Children's Mobile Care Center will begin providing on-site healthcare services this school year at Colerain High School and Northwest High School, expanding access to care for students and other kids in the district ages 12-21.
• The mobile clinic will alternate monthly visits between the two schools, offering primary care and preventive services - including physicals, screenings, testing and chronic condition management.
• The first visit to Colerain High will be Sept. 9, followed by a day at Northwest High on Oct. 14.

Cincinnati Children's medical providers will begin seeing students on site at Colerain High and Northwest High this school year, offering primary care and preventive services. The health system's Mobile Care Center will visit each location on alternating months in collaboration with the Northwest Local School District.

Up to 14 patients can be seen on each visit to a school by the Mobile Care Center, providing adolescent care for students ages 12 to 21.

In addition, adolescents in that age range who aren't enrolled in Northwest Schools but live in the district may be scheduled to be seen by a Cincinnati Children's medical provider when the Mobile Care Center visits the two high schools.

The first visit to Colerain High will be Sept. 9, followed by a day at Northwest High on Oct. 14. The Mobile Care Center will subsequently alternate between the two schools on the second Wednesday of each month, seeing patients from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Colerain High and Northwest High are about 4 miles apart, and students at both can be seen at either school when the Mobile Care Center visits.

Students of those two schools will be able to be seen for care that could include: annual checkups, preventive care, sports and school physicals, vaccines, bloodwork, asthma, acne, nutritional health, vision checks, strep and flu testing, mental health such as depression or anxiety, and work-permit physicals. More days and services potentially could be added at schools if demand indicates a need.

An appointment is required to be seen at either school, and parents may make one for a child through the MyChart app if an existing patient, or for new patients by telephoning 513-636-4681 or scheduling online.

The 39-foot-long Mobile Care Center features exam rooms and diagnostic equipment as well as triage and lab areas. It is wheelchair accessible.

Staffed by Cincinnati Children's physicians, nurse practitioners and medical assistants, the Mobile Care Center brings world-class pediatric services directly to local schools, neighborhoods and rural communities. More than 4,500 patient encounters have been logged by the Mobile Care Center since its launch in 2019.

"For many families, accessing health care can be challenging, especially when transportation, work schedules or long travel distances stand in the way," said Emmanuel Chandler, MD, director of Cincinnati Children's Division of Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine. "Our division is excited to partner with the Mobile Care Center to remove barriers and bring care to teens and young adults closer to home and within their community."

The Mobile Care Center will be available at Colerain High School, 8801 Cheviot Road, on Sept. 9 and Nov. 11 as well as in 2027 on Jan. 13, March 10, May 12 and July 14. At Northwest High School, 10761 Pippin Road, the Mobile Care Center will be available on Oct. 14 and Dec. 9 as well as in 2027 on Feb. 10, April 14, June 9 and Aug. 11.

"Students are better able to learn and thrive when their health needs are being met, which is why we're always looking for new ways to connect our families with the resources and care they need," said Keva Brice, district nurse supervisor for the Northwest Local School District. "Bringing Cincinnati Children's Mobile Care Center directly to our high schools gives students and families another convenient way to access important health services right here in their own community. We're excited about what this partnership means for the health and well-being of our students."

Becky Taylor, manager of Cincinnati Children's Mobile Care Center, noted: "By partnering with schools and communities, we can remove barriers to care, build trust with patients and families, and create a more convenient path to the preventive and primary care services that help young people thrive."