Clinic brings health care on-site for seniors
College Park resident Jackie Morris, 60, had her first appointment at the new primary care clinic at College Park on July 18. She said she appreciates the convenience of having a clinic near her home. “I have damage in my knees, so I couldn’t really walk to my other health center. ...” (Courtesy Knight Development)
The new facility, which provides primary care for low-income senior residents at College Park in South Memphis, is the first on-site clinic at a Memphis Housing Authority community.
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Aisling Mäki covers health care, banking and finance, technology and professions. After launching her career in news two decades ago, she worked in public relations for almost a decade before returning to journalism in 2022.
As a health care reporter, she’s collaborated with The Carter Center, earned awards from the Associated Press and Society of Professional Journalists and won a 2024 Tennessee Press Association first-place prize for her series on discrepancies in Shelby County life expectancy by ZIP code.
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