After a car accident, Maria S. went to the emergency room and learned she had a broken back. She also learned that she was pregnant. She came to Clínica Médicos in a back brace, frightened for her child, and upset that she could not communicate with doctors about her fracture. We accessed her records electronically and worked alongside her neurosurgeon to create a treatment plan that avoided expensive office visits and kept her baby healthy.

Cecelia M. put off going to see a doctor for her pregnancy, because she had no insurance. When she came to see us, she was worried that something was wrong, because the baby was moving so much that she could not sleep. Not only were we able to help her get insurance to cover her pregnancy through TN Cover Kids, but through ultrasound, her 9 year old daughter saw, on screen, why there was so much movement, “Mama, son dos bebés!” (Mama, there are two babies!)

Jesus R. walked into Clínica Médicos with his wife and two small children the first day we opened. They recently moved from Florida. Four months previously, Jesus had been diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor. We recognized that, with appropriate chemotherapy, he could have a chance to beat the cancer and see his children grow. Our team connected Jesus to Erlanger's tumor clinic for the uninsured and paired him with an oncologist, so Jesus could start the chemotherapy he needed.  This treatment was successful, and a year later, we delivered his healthy, second child.

“My ear infection would not improve, and the antibiotics I received from the ER made me sick. I stayed out of school for two weeks because the pain was so extreme. My parents felt helpless. They talked to Dr. Arnold, who listened to our troubles and found an injectable medication that I could tolerate. I went back to school the next week without pain." 

"My father was so impressed with the way they cared for me that he trusted Dr. Arnold. He became her patient, too, and they discovered he has diabetes. He has since lost 10 lbs. He looks great and feels better!”

Five year old Estrella’s parents drove from Tracy City with pus streaming out of their daughter’s ear. Estrella's infection was so severe that her hearing was compromised. Oral antibiotics alone were not potent enough to reach a cure, so we provided injectable antibiotics, as well as medications from our pharmacy, over the course of five days until she was cured and could hear properly.

A 17 year old from El Salvador came to Clínica Médicos on a Saturday complaining of chest pain. His physical exam and ECG were normal. When we dug deeper, we learned that he was displaced from his family, living alone, working to support himself, and on the brink of suicide. We connected him to a Spanish speaking counselor and started appropriate pediatric medications, with daily follow up, at no charge to ensure his safety and build trust.