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HOW THE CLINIC WAS FOUNDED
The Washington County Medical Society, with Paul Doxey
as President, organized a combined effort with other
community agencies to respond to the question of how
to provide affordable access to healthcare for the 18%
of people in our community without health insurance
or the ability to pay physician fees.
The Dixie Care and Share generously offered its small
5 room house, and the clinic occupied the kitchen and
a converted exam room. It wasn't too long before we
overwhelmed their small space and we began looking for
a building. It is only because of the generosity of
this community that the Clinic has been able to continue
growing and providing services. A local family, the
Boots Cox family, heard of the need and donated land
to the Clinic. It was then that the local homebuilders
association, SUHBA, took the project and built a 3000
square foot building with donated supplies and labor.
It is this building where we now reside and because
of which that we are able to meet the demand of providing
services to over 700 patients per month.
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