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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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