Morehouse School of Medicine Opens Clinic in East Point to Help “Healthcare Desert”

By Madeline Montgomery, Morehouse School of Medicine opened a new clinic in East Point to help provide more healthcare access for south Fulton County. “Our long-term plan is to meet people where they are for their needs of healthcare, their needs of community care, for their needs of service,” said Dr. Valerie Montgomery Rice, President and CEO of Morehouse School of Medicine. Morehouse Healthcare at East Point is opening at a critical time. Last year, Wellstar Health System closed Atlanta Medical Center South in East Point and Atlanta Medical Center in Atlanta, which left the city with no hospitals south The post Morehouse School of Medicine Opens Clinic in East Point to Help “Healthcare Desert” appeared first on HBCU News.