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Scenic Roots

How Cempa Community Care Expands As It Evolves

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Published December 4, 2023 at 4:48 PM EST

Cempa Community Care providing free health screenings at La Paz Chattanooga in June.

This year, Cempa Community Care has expanded its services here in Chattanooga.

It opened a walk-in health clinic at Metropolitan Ministries’ Impact Hub on Rossville Boulevard - and a few months later, a new community dental clinic at East Third Street and Central Avenue in the same building as LifeSpring Community Health.

Shannon Burger is Cempa’s CEO.

Shannon Burger, Cempa’s CEO.

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