The partnership may be the first of its type in the nation, officials said. Author: Dalisa Robles (WBIR) Updated: 4:36 PM EST December 15, 2020
ROANE COUNTY, Tenn. Roane State Community College students lacking health insurance and meeting income guidelines can now access healthcare from the Free Medical Clinic by registering at the clinic’s Oak Ridge headquarters.
The community college has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Free Medical Clinic, which has healthcare facilities in Oak Ridge and Harriman.
The MOU offers those services to all Roane State students who meet guidelines, regardless of their home addresses.
Available medical services for students in any of the college’s 10 locations in nine East Tennessee counties range from a variety of health care evaluations and treatments to annual physicals, flu shots, and other vaccines, lab work, telehealth video calls, and medical imaging procedures.