Medical clinic that serves uninsured to open in Hendersonville, TN

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The Tennessean, June 30, 2008

The faith-based Salvus Center clinic will open a facility in Hendersonville, TN, to serve the uninsured. The clinic plans to be open by mid-July and will include three examination rooms as well as offices for a nurse practitioner and physician who will donate their time to work at the clinic. Patients will pay for their service according to a sliding scale, and additional diagnostic testing will be available through arrangements with Sumner Regional Medical Center and Hendersonville Medical Center.

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