Dar Salud moving to nonprofit model, adding clinics in Orange Mound, Whitehaven
Dar Salud Care founder and CEO Dr. Pedro Velasquez-Mieyer (right) talks with patient Cristian Perez, 7 (middle), and his mother Yaquelin Herrera about the underlying cause for diabetes on Thursday, May 28, 2020. The clinic is moving from a for-profit model to a nonprofit model and rebranding to LifeDoc, but will remain a self-sustaining clinic. (Mark Weber/Daily Memphian)
DarSalud Care nurse Freddie Webster (left) prepares patient Horacio Ramirez for a stress test on Thursday, May 28, 2020. (Mark Weber/Daily Memphian)
Dar Salud Care Dr. Kelly Hoy (left) performs an eye exam on patient Glenda Westbrook on Thursday, May 28, 2020. (Mark Weber/Daily Memphian)
Dar Salud Care founder and CEO Dr. Pedro Velasquez-Mieyer (right) chats about patient care with team members Claudia Neria, Director of Clinical Practice (left), and Walid Mohammad, Director of Pharmacy, on Thursday, May 28, 2020. (Mark Weber/Daily Memphian)
Dar Salud Care pharmacist Kimberly Brooks fills patient prescriptions orders on Thursday, May 28, 2020. (Mark Weber/Daily Memphian)
Dar Salud Care Claudia Neria, Director of Clinical Practice (left), talks with clinic assistant Mayra Gonzalez about a patient on Thursday, May 28, 2020. (Mark Weber/Daily Memphian)
Two new clinics are expected to open by year's end, and in another four to five years, the team that created Dar Salud expects the nonprofit network will have 10 clinics to serve chronically underserved people in Memphis.
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Dr. Pedro Velasquez Dar Salud LifeDocJane Roberts
Jane Roberts has reported in Memphis for more than 20 years. As a senior member of The Daily Memphian staff, she was assigned to the medical beat during the COVID-19 pandemic. She also has done in-depth work on other medical issues facing our community, including shortages of specialists in local hospitals. She covered K-12 education here for years and later the region’s transportation sector, including Memphis International Airport and FedEx Corp.
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