The Nashville Academy of Medicine is proud to report that over 650 physicians have committed to see more than 6,000 patients a year through the Bridges to Care Plus program. Since its April 2005 start, over $7 million in care has been donated by these volunteer doctors and their affiliated hospitals in the Nashville area.
Bridges to Care Plus (BTC Plus) is a collaborative effort between the Nashville Academy of Medicine and the Safety Net Consortium of Middle Tennessee, LLC, to provide a coordinated system of volunteer physicians, hospitals, laboratories, and pharmacies to assist Davidson County's uninsured access specialty care.
- BTC Plus has cultivated a network of healthcare professionals dedicated to providing medical care to Nashville’s uninsured at 200% of poverty
- Through this network, physicians agree to see one to two patients a month referred through the BTC Plus office so that there is equitable distribution of patients
- Every hospital in Davidson County (Baptist, Centennial, Nashville General, St. Thomas, Skyline, Southern Hills, Summit, Tennessee Christian, Vanderbilt and Vanderbilt Children’s) has agreed to cover related in-patient and out-patient needs including surgery, imaging and laboratory testing
- Patients have access to generic prescriptions written by Plus physicians at Kroger pharmacies for a $5 co-pay
WE NEED YOUR HELP! If you are interested in joining the Bridges to Care Plus volunteer network, please contact Kasey Dread for more information.
Help your uninsured patients access this program. Patients first need to join the Bridges to Care clinic network, which can be done by calling (615) 760-2799 or www.bridgestocare.org