Siloam Family Health Center

As a charitable clinic for the uninsured, Siloam prioritizes care for those with no other options. Since it accepts no regular insurance or federal reimbursement for indigent care, it depends on the generous contributions of our community.  Patients contribute towards the cost of care according to their capacity, but no one is turned away because of inability to pay.

Siloam has also found itself on the leading edge of a quiet transformation in our city.  The recent economic prosperity and outward growth of the “New Nashville,” has coincided with a steady influx of immigrants and refugees to our city from all over the world.  Today, one in eight residents of Davidson County is foreign born!  Starting with one Vietnamese refugee patient in the early 1990’s, Siloam has developed trusting relationships with numerous ethnic communities through a commitment to affordable, high quality, and culturally sensitive care.  Today Siloam is a magnet not just for longtime Nashvillians, but also for a diverse array of our neediest new neighbors from over 80 different nations.

 

Please visit their website for more information: http://www.siloamhealth.org/

Amy Richardson [Email]
VIGH
Location

Nashville, TN

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Program Type
  • Training or education
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      Global Health Topics
      • General medicine
      • Immigrants and refugees
      • Public health
       
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      Eligibility
      • Undergraduate students
      • Graduate students (non-clinical)
      • Medical students (MD)
      • Nursing students (MSN, DNP)
      Program Length
      • Less than 1 month
      VU Affiliation
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