Free health care cliniic Saturday in Warren Co.

ASCENSION SAINT THOMAS TO HOST FREE HEALTHCARE CLINIC SATURDAY IN WARREN COUNTY

What:

Ascension Saint Thomas invites residents of Warren County and all surrounding areas to our Medical Mission at Home on Saturday, June 22. Free medical, dental, and vision care will be offered on a first-come, first-served basis from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Everyone will be warmly welcomed, and interpreters will be in attendance for our Spanish-speaking guests.

Why:

The Ascension Saint Thomas Medical Mission at Home is a partnership with community organizations to provide free medical services, dental services, mammograms, vision services, foot and wound care, lab services, and behavioral medicine.

Developed by the Ascension Health Leadership Formation program as a ministry to the uninsured and underinsured, Medical Missions at Home events have served more than 20,000 Tennesseans since 2008. At last year's Warren County Medical Missions at Home, more 350 participants received free care.

Who:

Event volunteers include over 300 members of the Ascension Saint Thomas Health community, including physicians, nurse practitioners, nurses, pharmacists, chaplains, senior leaders, and hospital staff. Community volunteers will also be present. The following organizations are graciously partnering with Ascension to ensure the event's success:

• Cheer Mental Health
• CHI Memorial LDCT Bus
• Hope Smiles
• One Generation Away
• Second Harvest Food Bank SNAP enrollment
• Soles4Souls
• Susan G. Komen
• TouchPoint
• Turner Construction

When:

Saturday, June 22

8 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Where:

Warren County High School

199 Pioneer Lane

McMinnville, TN

Social:

• www.twitter.com/stthomas_health
• www.facebook.com/saintthomashealth
• www.instagram.com/saintthomashealth

ABOUT SAINT THOMAS HEALTH

In Tennessee, Ascension's Saint Thomas Health operates nine hospitals in addition to a comprehensive network of affiliated joint ventures, medical practices, clinics and rehabilitation facilities that cover a 68-county area and employ more than 8,000 associates. Across the state, Saint Thomas Health provided more than $127 million in community benefit and care of persons living in poverty in fiscal year 2018. Serving Tennessee for 15 years, Ascension is a faith-based healthcare organization committed to delivering compassionate, personalized care to all, with special attention to persons living in poverty and those most vulnerable. Ascension is the largest non-profit health system in the U.S. and the world's largest Catholic health system, operating more than 2,600 sites of care - including 151 hospitals and more than 50 senior living facilities - in 21 states and the District of Columbia. Visit www.sthealth.com.