Tullahoma, Tenn.
Founded in 2001, Partners for Healing provides health care to the working uninsured of Coffee and Moore Counties. Free services are available to those whose family income is below 200% of the federal poverty guidelines. Clinic staff includes physicians, nurse practitioners, registered nurses and licensed practical nurses assisted by a small administrative staff and over 200 volunteers.
They received a $25,000 grant to expand their clinic hours. Funds will be used to hire an additional nurse practitioner and registered nurse for five to six hours a week, enabling the clinic to see approximately 18-23 more patients per week. Current wait time for a patient who schedules an appointment is about two weeks. By expanding clinic hours, many of these patients who cannot or should not wait two weeks will no longer have to experience such delays.
Partners for Healing receives the majority of its operating funds from individuals, churches, civic clubs, businesses, and grants. Their program is unique for rural areas and small towns, and is being copied by three other counties in Middle Tennessee.
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