Clarke Middle Health Center
Overview
Located between the campuses of Clarke Middle and Bettye Henderson Holston Elementary schools, the Clarke Middle Health Center (CMHC) is a free clinic that serves students and staff from all Clarke County schools.
CMHC is an extension of the Athens Free Clinic, under the Augusta University/University of Georgia Medical Partnership. CMHC also serves as a service-learning site for medical students. In addition to medical services, the clinic also offers free legal and behavioral health/counseling services through partnerships with the Community Health Law Partnership (Community HeLP) clinic through UGA's School of Law, UGA’s ASPIRE Clinic at the College of Family and Consumer Sciences, UGA's College of Public Health, and UGA’s School of Social Work.
CMHC is a school-based health center that opened in 2022 and was funded in the initial pilot year (2022-23 school year) by a nearly $100,000 grant through UGA’s Presidential Interdisciplinary Seed Grant program. The clinic is open daily, Monday-Friday, when schools are in session, and will be expanding to summer hours in 2025.
A permanent clinic space opened in the new Clarke Middle building in January 2025.
Address and Contact Information:
1235 Baxter St., Athens, GA 30606
To make an appointment, call 706-208-1190.
Fax: 706-583-0028
Clinic Manager: Jeni Fitzpatrick, RN, MSN
Medical Director: Suzanne Lester, MD, MS
CCSD Liaison: email Ana Camacho
Hours of Operation:
Monday through Thursday - 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Friday - 12:30-4 p.m.
Monthly calendars will be posted on this page throughout the school year. Be sure to check regularly for updates and any alterations to hours.
Additional Information:
Clinic Forms
Does Your Child Need Transportation to Their Appointment?
CCSD offers bus transportation to students from their home school to attend an appointment at a CCSD school-based health center.
Please click this link to give permission for your student to use CCSD transportation to their appointment.
Daily Clinic Schedule
Take the School-based Health Center Satisfaction Survey
CCSD students, staff, and families who have used one of our four school-based health centers for services are asked to rate their experience by taking this short survey (available in English and Spanish). Your feedback is valuable to us and will help inform us on how we can better serve our families.