- Primary Care
- Urgent Care
- Hospitalization
- Travel Medicine
- Vaccines
- DOT Physicals
- Sport Physical
PRIMARY CARE:
At the Barfield Clinic we provide complete primary care services. Primary care services include:
- Screening and treatment for chronic conditions (disease) like: high blood pressure, diabetes, high cholesterol, depression, etc.
- Treatment for acute illnesses like: sinus infection, rashes, cough, bone and joint problems, etc.
- Urgent Care Services
- Prevention Services
- Skin Biopsies
- Vaccines for children and adults
- Well Child Exams
- Well Woman Exams: pap smears, mammogram referrals
- General Medical Exams
- Nerve Conduction Studies and bulging discs, carpal tunnel syndrome, and neuropathies.
- Healthy behaviors including: smoking cessation program and weight loss assistance.
- On-site phlebotomy (blood drawing) and several in-clinic tests (strep test, pregnancy, urinalysis, and microscopy).
- After hours call coverage. Simply call our main number (615.895.3600) after hours and follow the prompts.
- Hospitalization coverage coordinated with the Middle Tennessee Medical Center hospitalists' group.
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URGENT CARE:
Urgent care services include:
- Suturing (stitches) of simple and moderately complex wounds.
- Evaluation and stabilization of ankles, knees, elbows, and other extremity joint sprains and strains.
- Incision and drainage of small to moderate abscesses and cysts.
- Toenail revisions of ingrown toenails of non-diabetic persons.
- Foreign object removal from skin, nose, and ears.
- Intravenous fluids in select cases for dehydration.
- Joint aspirations for diagnostic and therapeutic outcomes.
Emergencies belong at the Emergency Department of your closest hospital. If you have chest pain, difficulty breathing, seizure or other life threatening events please call 911 or go to the nearest hospital.
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HOSPITALIZATION:
We at the Barfield Clinic recognize that health care is growing ever more complex. In addition to specialists in specific areas of medicine, we now have sub-specialists who are experts in ever narrowing fields. With this growing complexity in mind, we have chosen to use the Middle Tennessee Medical Center Hospitalists' Group to care for our patients in the hospital environment. Published research has demonstrated that hospitalist physicians have better inpatient outcomes and higher patient satisfaction scores all while decreasing costs when compared to traditional family and internal medicine physicians who also have clinic practices.1,2,3
1. Watcher and Goldman, The Hospitalist Movement 5 Years Later, Journal of the American Medical Association, Vol. 287, No. 4, January 23, 2002, pg. 487-494.
2. Showstack, et al., The Future of Primary Care, Journal of the American Medical Association, Vol. 292, No. 13, October 6, 2004.
3. Auerbah, et al., Implementation of a Voluntary Hospitalist Service at a Community Teaching Hospital: Improved Clinical Efficiency and Patient Outcomes, Annals of Internal Medicine, Vol. 137, Issue 11, December 3, 2003.
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TRAVEL MEDICINE:
Our mission in this endeavor is to help local community churches in carrying out their mission internationally while protecting their congregations from diseases worldwide. We carry the following travel vaccines in stock at all times: Adacel (pertusis, diphtheria and tetanus combo), Pneumovax (pneumonia), Hepatitis A and B, Menactra (meningitis) and Typhoid.
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VACCINES:
Adults
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Children and Adolescents
We participate in the Tennessee Vaccines for Children Program. This program pays for vaccine serum for eligible children on TennCare, uninsured or on insurance that does not cover vaccines. There is a small administration fee. We offer the following vaccines.
* only covered by the State during local outbreaks
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DOT (Department of Transportation) PHYSICALS:
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration requires that a medical screening exam be obtained for most persons operating a vehicle for commercial reasons. Are you required to obtain a DOT Health card? Follow this link and see... FMCSA.
If you do, we offer the lowest prices locally for the screening exam. The service includes: exam, urinalysis, health form, and a laminated wallet-size health card. Additional testing is rarely needed, but not covered within this cost of the exam. Save time by completing the health history section of the form before you come in. If you are a new patient please also complete the new patient data form.
Two items to remember are that: 1) the exam is not covered by insurance policies, and; 2) the exam is not a preventative health screening exam. It is simply used to determine fitness for driving.
Fee Schedule
Cash-pay: $70.00
If you are unsure if you have any health conditions that exclude you from driving, please follow this link.
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SPORTS PHYSICALS:
The Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association (TSSAA) requires that a medical screening exam be obtained for students participating in sponsored events. We at the Barfield Clinic follow the national recommendations set forth by the American Academy of Pediatrics. The exam includes a health history, physical exam (including scoliosis screening), vision screening and urinalysis (urine testing for 10 chemicals including blood, glucose, and infection). Patients must be 18 years or younger. Remember the exam is not covered by insurance, but only costs $35.00.
Save time by completing the health history form before you arrive. Patients 17 years and younger should have the completed form signed by a parent or guardian prior to the exam. You may also print the TSSAA emergency treatment form.
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