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The Tiger Care Clinic                T                                    T                                                The Catoosa County
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Call to
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    schedule an
        What do you get when you put a family                                                                                      Health Department provides                                                                      appointment!
        health care facility at a public school?                                                  In addition to                   a vital part of the health care infrastructure.                                                 706-956-2665
                                                                                                  sickness and                     “We contribute to the overall health of the
        You get increased class attendance, less
                                                                                                                                   community in many ways. Our public health
   HEALTH CARE  time out of school for doctor appointments,                                       Care offers                      nurses deliver a wide range of specific health    Healthcare for everyone in the community. Accepting new patients!  40183549
                                                                                                  injuries, Tiger
                                                                                                                                                                                                                         • Vaccines & Immunizations
                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Acute and Urgent Care
        and a healthier student body.
                                                                                                                                   care services and programs designed to meet
                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Physical Exams & Sports Physicals
                                                                                                                                                                                                                         • On Site Lab
                                                                                                  dental care once
                                                                                                                                                                                                                         • Dental Clinic
                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Well-Child Checks
                                                                                                                                   the needs of residents of all ages,” says
                                                                                                  a week, nutrition
        The Tiger Care Clinic at Tiger Creek
        Elementary School is such an example.
                                                                                                                                                                                                   Walker County - Rossville Clinic
                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Catoosa County Tiger Creek
                                                                                                                                                                         Walker County - Gilbert Community Clinic
                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Elementary School Clinic
                                                                                                                                                                                                   Hours of Operation: 7:30-6:00pm,
                                                                                                                                                                           Hours of Operation: 7:30-5:30pm
                                                                                                                                   Health Department staff members participate
        The facility is a federally funded clinic                                                 instruction to                   Public Information Officer Logan Boss.   87 S. Burnt Mill Rd. • LaFayette, GA 30728  1430 Suggs St. • Rossville, GA 30741  Hours of Operation: 7:30-5:30pm
                                                                                                  students, flue
        operated by Primary Healthcare Centers.                                                   shots, sports                    in ongoing emergency preparedness planning                                           134 Rhea McClanahan Dr. • Tunnel Hill, Ga 30755
        It is a full functioning healthcare facility                                              physicals, and                   to ensure that communities are prepared for    Private Insurance, Medicaid, Medicare and Sliding Scale for the Uninsured • www.primaryhealthcarecenter.org
        that is not only for the students of Tiger                                                wellness exams.                  public health emergencies such as pandemic
        Creek Elementary, but for their parents,                                                                                   influenza or a bioterrorism attack. This
        their families, the Tiger Creek faculty and                                                                                planning and other health department
        staff, and the entire community. “We are all                                                                               activities are accomplished in conjunction
        about affordable, accessible, quality health   protects instruction time in the classroom.   clinic. Then if further medical attention   with other community partners.
        care for everyone in the community,” says    Students have less time out of the classroom    is needed, the school nurse can walk the                                                                  Helping you navigate the Medicare maze.
        Sandy Matheson, a spokesperson for Primary    for medical reasons. Students that need   student next door to the clinic. Parents
        Healthcare Centers.                  health care attention are taken to the   do not have to take time off from work,                                                                    Medicare Supplements • Medicare Advantage
                                             school nurse, who then contacts their   and students are returned to class if their                                                                     Medicare Drug Plans • Final Expense
        Experience has shown Tiger Creek school   parents and together they determine if   condition is not contagious or serious                                                                        Annuities • Long Term Care
        officials that such a center at the school   the student needs further attention at the   enough for the student to be excused.
                                                                                                                                                                                               Jeff Harris
                                                                                                                                                                                               423.488.3323 • Jeff.Harris.CompassAdvisors@gmail.com
                                                                                Embrace
                                                                                  Quality                                                                                     “Care Is Our Business.”

                                                                            CARE                                                     Fast Facts


                                                                                                                                     Four major health department
                                                                                                                                     programs include:

                                                                                                                                        •  Babies Can’t Wait
                                                                                                                                       an early intervention program
                                                                             Short-term rehab including                                for infants and toddlers with           •  Specializing in Rehabilitative and
                                                                                                                                                                                 Skilled Nursing Services
                                                                                                                                       developmental delays and
                                                                                physical, occupational                                 disabilities                            • In-patient and Out-patient Care
                                                                                and speech therapies,                                                                          •  Physical Therapy
                                                                           and specializing in neurology                                •  Family Planning                     • Occupational Therapy
                                                                                                                                       provides birth-control information,
                                                                                   and orthopedics.                                    exams, and methods                      • Speech Therapy

                                                                                                                                        •  Immunizations and Vaccinations
                                                                                  423.894.1254                                         protect residents against vaccine

                                                                                 1502 McDonald Road                                    preventable disease
                                                                                     East Ridge, TN                                     •  Environmental Health Services
                                                                            LifeCareCenterOfEastRidge.com                              help protect everyone in the       2403 Battlefield Parkway • Fort Oglethorpe, GA 30742
                                                                                                                                       community
                                                                                                                    93826                                                          (706) 866-7700 • nhcfortoglethorpe.com


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