Clinics close; nonprofit stepping in

A Tennessee nonprofit is stepping in after several lowincome health care clinics closed suddenly late last year.

The Commercial Appeal reported Friday that nonprofit Cherokee Health Systems has taken over Resurrection Health’s three closed Memphis clinics and plans to build up the organization.

Resurrection Health CEO Rick Donlon said financial issues, including reduced federal funding, forced the organization to fold just three years after launching.

Cherokee Health Systems CEO Dennis Freeman said the nonprofit is keeping the clinics open and patients can either continue to visit the clinics or get help transferring to another.

Donlon said Resurrection Health’s clinics served about 35,000 people last year.