Health Dept.'s head has plans for new, expanded and renovated clinics
“We’re a health department for everyone, and we also want to make sure that our clinic space reflects the high quality of services we provide,” Dr. Michelle Taylor, Shelby County Health Department director, said. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian file)
Dr. Michelle Taylor discussed the Shelby County Health Department’s upcoming projects, which include a new clinic in Whitehaven, an upgraded Hickory Hill clinic and a refurbished Orange Mound center.
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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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