Author Archives for Aaron 'AJ' England
| Vehicle Number: | 17770 |
| Chassis: | Ford |
| Model: | F550 |
| Body Style: | 18' |
| Transmission: | Automatic |
| Engine: | Diesel |
| Market: | Medical-Health & Dental: Health Outreach |
| Category: | Medical-Health & Dental |
| Subcategory: | Health Outreach |
| Vehicle Number: | 17911 |
| Chassis: | Freightliner |
| Model: | Coach |
| Market: | Medical-Health & Dental: Health Outreach |
| Category: | Medical-Health & Dental |
| Subcategory: | Health Outreach |
| Vehicle Number: | 17789 |
| Chassis: | Mercedes |
| Model: | Sprinter |
| Body Style: | 24' |
| Transmission: | Automatic |
| Engine: | Diesel |
| Market: | Bookmobiles-Mobile Libraries: Sprinter Bookmobile |
| Category: | Bookmobiles-Mobile Libraries |
| Subcategory: | Sprinter Bookmobile |
| Vehicle Number: | 17608 |
| Chassis: | Freightliner |
| Model: | M2 |
| Body Style: | 22' |
| Transmission: | Automatic |
| Engine: | Diesel |
| CDL: | No |
| Market: | Bookmobiles-Mobile Libraries: M2 Bookmobile |
| Category: | Bookmobiles-Mobile Libraries |
| Subcategory: | M2 Bookmobile |
| Vehicle Number: | 17671 |
| Chassis: | Freightliner |
| Model: | MT50e |
| Body Style: | 18' |
| Engine: | Electric |
| Market: | Bookmobiles-Mobile Libraries: Stepvan Bookmobile |
| Category: | All Electric Zero Emission |
| Subcategory: | Stepvan Bookmobile |
| Vehicle Number: | 17963 |
| Chassis: | International |
| Model: | MV |
| Body Style: | 26' |
| Category: | Emergency Response |
| Subcategory: | SWAT/Tactical Response |
| Vehicle Number: | 17938 |
| Chassis: | RAM |
| Model: | Promaster |
| Body Style: | 22' |
| Transmission: | Automatic |
| Engine: | Gasoline |
| CDL: | No |
| Market: | Bookmobiles-Mobile Libraries: ELF Bookmobile |
| Category: | Bookmobiles-Mobile Libraries |
| Subcategory: | ELF Bookmobile |
- April 7, 2026
- Uncategorized
- Posted by Aaron 'AJ' England
- Comments Off on Dr. Phillip Surface on Rural Access, Policy, and the Future of Mobile Healthcare
In a wide-ranging interview with Farber Specialty Vehicles, Dr. Phillip Surface, an orthopedic surgeon and political candidate currently running for state-senate in the state of West Virginia outlined a clear and urgent vision for rural healthcare in America: access must come before expansion.
Surface, who has spent nearly three decades practicing medicine in West Virginia, framed the issue not as a lack of quality care, but as a fundamental failure of proximity. “We have a great healthcare system in the state [and our country], but we do have an access problem,” he explained, citing geography, aging populations, and long travel times as persistent barriers to care.
The interview centered around a major upcoming shift in federal funding. Recent legislation associated with the ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ out of Washington indicates [...]
| Vehicle Number: | 17851 |
| Chassis: | Freightliner |
| Model: | Farber Body |
| Body Style: | 45' |
| Transmission: | Automatic |
| Market: | Emergency Response: Mobile Command |
| Category: | Emergency Response |
| Subcategory: | Mobile Command |
