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St. Dominic’s Community Health Clinic at Stewpot Community Services in Jackson, Miss., Monday, Nov. 20, 2023. -
St. Dominic’s Community Health Clinic at Stewpot Community Services in Jackson, Miss., Monday, Nov. 20, 2023. -
The waiting area at St. Dominic’s Community Health Clinic at Stewpot Community Services in Jackson, Miss., Monday, Nov. 20, 2023. -
Wilbert McGee, left, receives medical attention at St. Dominic’s Community Health Clinic at Stewpot Community Services in Jackson, Miss., Monday, Nov. 20, 2023. -
Dominique Williams, medical assistant, checks Wilbert McGee’s temperature during a visit at St. Dominic’s Community Health Clinic at Stewpot Community Services in Jackson, Miss., Monday, Nov. 20, 2023. -
A second examination room at Stewpot Community Services in Jackson, Miss., Monday, Nov. 20, 2023. -
John Weisenberger, a patient service representative, checks a computer at Stewpot Community Services in Jackson, Miss., on Monday, Nov. 20, 2023. -
Mary Watkins, nurse practitioner, left, listens to Wilbert McGee’s heart during a visit at St. Dominic’s Community Health Clinic at Stewpot Community Services in Jackson, Miss., Monday, Nov. 20, 2023. -
Dominique Williams, a St. Dominic medical assistant, takes a call at Stewpot Community Services in Jackson, Miss., Monday, Nov. 20, 2023. -
One of the examination rooms at Stewpot Community Services in Jackson, Miss., Monday, Nov. 20, 2023. -
Mary Watkins, a nurse practitioner, takes notes in her office at St. Dominic’s Community Health Clinic at Stewpot Community Services in Jackson, Miss., Monday, Nov. 20, 2023. -
A crucifix hangs on a wall of the newly remodeled St. Dominic’s Community Health Clinic at Stewpot Community Services in Jackson, Miss., Monday, Nov. 20, 2023. -
Remodeling takes place at St. Dominic’s Community Health Clinic at Stewpot Community after a flood in August 2022. (courtesy photo) -
Remodeling takes place at St. Dominic’s Community Health Clinic at Stewpot Community after a flood in August 2022. (courtesy photo) -
Remodeling takes place at St. Dominic’s Community Health Clinic at Stewpot Community after a flood in August 2022. (courtesy photo)
JACKSON – St. Dominic’s and Stewpot Community Services celebrated the reopening of the St. Dominic Community Health Clinic on Nov. 9.
The clinic reopened on Nov. 13 after being forced to close due to water damage after a flood last year. The clinic, which was established in 1966, provides free health care services to Jackson’s medically underserved.
Rev. Jill Barnes Buckley, executive director of Stewpot Community Services, highlighted the clinic’s crucial role in bridging health care gaps.
“Their absence has only highlighted the critical gaps that they are closing for people who need access to care,” said Buckley. “Truly, the St. Dominic Community Health Clinic is making a difference in the lives of those who need help and hope.”
Kristin Wolkart, interim market president of St. Dominic Hospital, emphasized its significance in fulfilling its mission to provide healing and support.
“The St. Dominic Community Health Clinic is an important aspect of how we live our mission to be a healing and spiritual presence for those most in need, and we look forward to welcoming both familiar and new faces back to the clinic in the coming days,” Wolkart said.
Patients are welcome without appointments. The clinic offers routine checkups, acute illness treatment, diagnostics, referrals and educational programs for all ages.
For more information about services at the St. Dominic Community Health Clinic, individuals can visit during operating hours or contact the clinic directly at 601-944-0091 .
This article first appeared on Mississippi Today and is republished here under a Creative Commons license.