Charis Health Center

Causes: Health, Hospitals

Mission: To provide effective and affordable health care to adults and children who are vulnerable and medically uninsured; services include office visits, well-woman visits, mammograms, and referrals for laboratory work and medical specialist services.

Programs: Primary health care for uninsured residents: charis health care provides affordable primary health care services to medically uninsured individuals. Services include office visits, well-woman visits, mammograms, and referrals for laboratory work and medical specialist services. Charis provides these services in the wilson county, tn area by utilizing both paid medical professionals and professional volunteers, including medical doctors, nurses and nurse practitioners. In 2017, charis served 1,211 patients and provided 2,231 individual services to those patients. Charis received $109,833 worth of donated medical professional services during this year, and volunteers donated 7,057 hours of service in support of clinic operations. Charis also received $13,200 worth of donated clinic space and $480 worth of donated accounting services in 2017.