Services: The Clinic vision is to provide comprehensive ambulatory medical services for the community including Diagnosis and treatment of acute episodic illness. On-going supervision of chronic diseases such as diabetes, heart disease, hypertension and depression. Minor wound management; stabilizing more serious injury patients, and arranging appropriate hospital and or specialist referral. Prenatal care; well-child care; school physicals, and family planning. Health education including nutrition counseling, weight control and smoking cessation.
Facility: Negotiations are in process to rent an ideally located house in the center of the town of Beersheba Springs.
Staff: Full time staff will include a Physician's Assistant and an Office Manager. There are local community members qualified to fill these positions.
Physicians and nurses have been recruited from the surrounding area to support the full time staff on a volunteer basis.
Finances: Start-up costs are around $250,000. Funding is from donations and grants. The Clinic is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Tax-deductible donations can be made to the Beersheba Springs Medical Clinic.
Checks can be sent to:
Beersheba Springs Medical Clinic
P.O. Box 112
Beersheba Springs, TN 37305
Donations can also be made online, via JustGive.org, an organization that assists non-profit organizations to receive donations over the internet. To donate via JustGive, click the image below.
Beersheba Springs, Tennessee. Beersheba Springs is a community of about 800 people located in Grundy County. The median family income in Grundy County is $26,000 compared to a Tennessee median family income of $42,000. The closest medical facility is more than twenty miles away. All of the hospitals in the area are for-profit hospitals. Twenty-five percent of Grundy Countians are below the federal poverty level. Unemployment is above 15%. The medical need is great.