| We are open Monday & Wednesday with a provider available from 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM Tuesday: Nurse visits for med refills and labs from 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM Friday: Volunteer provider available from 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM We accept walk-ins until 3:00 p.m. and are typically closed for lunch from 12:00 to 1:00 p.m. Come see us! |
To schedule an appointment, please call (931) 692-2229
The Beersheba Springs Medical Clinic provides the following services:
- Routine medical care.
- Evaluation and treatment of acute illnesses, as well as chronic illness, such as diabetes, high blood pressure and depression.
- Minor surgeries.
- Inhalation therapy treatments.
We also focus on education and improving lifestyles, such as exercise and healthy nutrition, weight control, smoking cessation, and immunizations. In addition, we host mammography clinics.
Laboratory
Routine laboratory tests are done on site; others are sent out. We discuss all lab test results with the patients.
Diagnostics
We perform electrocardiograms. We arrange for diagnostic imaging studies, such as x-rays. St. Thomas River Park generously provides necessary imaging for our uninsured patients. A volunteer radiologist performs ultrasound studies, and from time to time other specialists visit the clinic. We have referral relationships with specialists who see our patients either pro bono or for a discounted fee.
Medications
We provide common medications for free and prescribe medicines that can be purchased at discount pharmacies. Americares and BlueCross Blueshield of Tennessee Community Trust support our medications inventory.
Patients are expected to keep appointments and may not be rescheduled if an appointment is missed without prior notification.
We have about 1,300 patient visits a year. We take as much time with each patient as is necessary to fully assess problems and to discuss issues. We are good listeners.
The Beersheba Clinic is a lifeline for mountain people, many of whom had nowhere to go before. As one of our grateful friends said, “If it warn’t for you’uns, I’d be scared to death” — this from a man with several life-threatening cardiovascular conditions, who is now getting the close attention that his illness demands.
We do not bill insurance and have no federal or state funding. Patients themselves make small donations for laboratory tests or medicine. The financial support is voluntary contributions and occasional grants.
