Our History
The Dickson Community Clinic was originally proposed by the Vision Committee of the First United Methodist Church of Dickson in January of 2005. The state of Tennessee was projecting the removal of 3000 to 5000 Dickson county adults from the TennCare health insurance rolls and their health needs would have to be absorbed by the community health resources.
The Church Health Clinic in Memphis has been in existence for eighteen years under the leadership and direction of Scott Morris, a Methodist minister and physician. Dr. Dan Drinnen volunteered to attend the annual seminar provided by the Church Health Clinic to help new faith-based clinics get organized. A local planning committee was organized and Dickson Community Clinic was incorporated as a non-profit entity, By-Laws were drafted and a board was elected representing Dickson churches, the community hospital, the multi-specialty medical group, city, county and state elected officials and community leaders. Non-profit status was sought from the IRS and granted in June of 2006.
In July 2006 volunteer physicians and nurses began seeing patients in partnership with the Dickson County Health Department, the first private-public faith-based clinic in the state. In the first 12 months, 500 patients were assisted in the Health Department clinic and referred 150 patients for diagnostic studies or specialty care and provided 490 patients with low cost or free medications. We assist referred patients and individuals referred by physicians, the hospital ER or discharged planners and patients referred through the health department primary care network. We currently have clinic hours five days per week. Local fundraising is coordinated by board members of the Dickson Community Clinic.