Bethesda Community Clinic

What Bethesda Community Clinic does

Bethesda Community Clinic is a Christ-centered 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded in 2011 that operates a mobile healthcare delivery model serving uninsured and under-insured populations in Cherokee County, Georgia. Headquartered at 450 Wilbanks Dr. in Ball Ground, GA with 1-10 paid employees, the clinic provides primary care, bloodwork and labs, physical exams, and a prescription drug discount program through a mobile clinic unit that travels throughout the community, accepting scheduled visits, walk-ins, and text-based appointments via 855-789-1806. In 2025, the organization reported an estimated $17 million in value of care provided, $4 million in free medications dispensed, 5,000 patient encounters, and 9,500 volunteer hours contributed. Leadership consists of Director Melissa Belfield and Chief Medical Officer Dr. Lee Jacobs.

The organization's revenue model is built on donations and sliding-scale patient fees rather than insurance billing. As a tax-exempt nonprofit, Bethesda relies on charitable contributions from individuals and organizations — processed through the Network for Good donation platform and the in-house Way2Give and Pool of Bethesda giving wall programs — alongside low-cost and free services priced based on patients' ability to pay. Its go-to-market motion is community-led: organic social presence on Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn, participation in community events, and field deployment of a mobile clinic unit supplemented by a volunteer provider base. The technology stack is intentionally lightweight: a Wix-hosted website, the third-party PatientFusion patient portal for health records and appointments, and SMS-based scheduling.

The product portfolio centers on four core service lines — low-cost and free healthcare, bloodwork and labs (delivered same-visit), physical exams, and a prescription drug discount program — supported by the Patient Portal, a Prayer Request service reflecting the faith-based mission, and two donation platforms. In February 2024, Bethesda secured a $100,000 grant from the Georgia Baptist Health Care Ministry Foundation, and the organization maintains strategic partnerships with Network for Good (donations) and PatientFusion (patient portal) alongside a broader, unnamed base of corporate sponsors.

Name

Bethesda Community Clinic

Legal name

Bethesda Community Clinic

Website

https://bcccherokee.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Bethesda Community Clinic is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit operating a mobile healthcare clinic that delivers primary care, bloodwork, physical exams, and discounted prescriptions to uninsured and under-insured residents of Cherokee County, Georgia.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Healthcare Services

NAICS

Other Ambulatory Health Care Services (6219), Ambulatory Health Care Services (621)

SIC

Services-Offices & Clinics Of Doctors Of Medicine (8011), Services-Specialty Outpatient Facilities, Nec (8093)

akta.pro primary industry

Community-Based Preventive & Health Promotion Clinics (HLAFAGAO)

akta.pro secondary industry

Retail & Walk-In Primary Care Clinics (HLAFAGAC)

Keywords

• Community health services
• Mobile healthcare clinic
• Nonprofit primary care
• Uninsured patient care
• Affordable medical services

Headquarters

HQ city

Canton

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Charitable Contributions: As a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization, Bethesda Community Clinic relies primarily on donations from individuals, companies, and organizations. The clinic operates donation pages through Network for Good and Way2Give platform.
2. Sliding Scale Service Fees: The clinic provides low-cost and free healthcare services, collecting fees based on patients' ability to pay. Services include bloodwork, labs, prescription drugs, and physical exams at varying cost levels.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Bethesda Community Clinic provides quality, affordable primary care and health promotion services to uninsured and under-insured individuals through a mobile clinic that travels throughout Cherokee County and surrounding areas. Core offerings include primary care visits, on-site bloodwork and labs, prescription drug discount assistance, and physical exams delivered on a sliding-scale or free basis, with same-visit diagnostics and supplemental patient engagement tools such as a Patient Portal.

Product overview

Bethesda Community Clinic operates as a Christ-centered nonprofit mobile healthcare organization providing a unified portfolio of direct patient care services. The core offering is a mobile clinic unit that delivers primary care, laboratory services, and health screenings directly to uninsured and underinsured community members. This mobile service is complemented by supporting offerings including a Prescription Drug Discount Program, bloodwork and lab services, and low-cost/free healthcare access. The organization also provides patient engagement tools including a Patient Portal for health record access, a Prayer Request service reflecting its faith-based mission, and donation/fundraising platforms (Way2Give and Pool of Bethesda) that enable community financial support for clinic operations. All services work together to fulfill the clinic's mission of providing quality healthcare and promoting wellness within the Cherokee County community.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Mobile Clinic Services A mobile health clinic unit that travels throughout the community on a scheduled route to provide direct primary care, bloodwork and labs, physical exams, and health promotion programs to uninsured and under-insured individuals in Cherokee County and surrounding areas.
• Bloodwork and Labs On-site laboratory services providing bloodwork and diagnostic testing during clinic visits, allowing for same-visit results without requiring separate lab appointments, offered to uninsured and under-insured patients at affordable or no cost.
• Prescription Drug Discount Program Discount program providing patients with reduced-cost prescription medications to improve medication accessibility for those who cannot afford standard pharmacy prices.
• Physical Exams Comprehensive physical examination services for patients including routine wellness checks, pre-employment physicals, and health assessments.

Quantifiable outcome

• $17 million in estimated value of care provided to the community
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Network for GoodcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerOnline donation platform partner enabling charitable contributions through their Network for Good platform. The clinic maintains active donation pages for general support and specific initiatives like the mobile unit.
• Various Community SponsorsminorOthersThe clinic acknowledges various companies and organizations as sponsors and partners, including financial, in-kind, and strategic partnerships. These partners help provide healthcare to thousands of uninsured and underinsured in the community. Specific company names are not individually listed in the source text.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Piedmont Healthcare: Large regional health system operating hospitals and physician practices across north Georgia including Cherokee County. Overlaps with Bethesda's geography and primary care category but operates as a broad incumbent rather than a focused uninsured-focused clinic.
• Northside Hospital: Large Atlanta-area health system with hospital and outpatient primary care locations serving Cherokee and surrounding counties. Comparable only as a broad regional incumbent providing primary care to the same populations, not a focused community-clinic operator.

Regional players

• Georgia Mountain Health Services: Federally qualified community health center serving north Georgia counties with primary care, dental, and pharmacy services on a sliding-scale basis. Comparable patient mission and geography but operates fixed sites and has FQHC funding.
• Cherokee County Health Department: Public health department serving Cherokee County, GA with primary care, immunizations, and chronic disease services, often on a sliding-fee scale. Comparable geography and underserved-population focus but funded through public health budgets rather than donations.

Direct peers

• Volunteers in Medicine: National network of community-based free clinics relying on volunteer clinicians to deliver primary care to uninsured patients. Comparable model (volunteer-driven, donation-funded, primary-care focus) though operates as a network rather than a single site.
• Remote Area Medical: Nonprofit that operates mobile medical clinics delivering free care (medical, dental, vision) to underserved and uninsured populations across the U.S. Comparable in mobile delivery and free-care mission, though at much larger event-based scale.
• Christ Community Health Services: Faith-based community health network operating multiple clinic sites delivering primary care, chronic disease management, and pharmacy services to underserved populations. Comparable as a Christ-centered, donation-supported clinic operator serving uninsured patients.
• Mercy Care: Atlanta-based nonprofit health system operating fixed and mobile clinics delivering primary care, behavioral health, and pharmacy services to uninsured and homeless populations. Comparable in mobile delivery, sliding-scale model, and underserved-population focus.
• Good Samaritan Health Center: Atlanta-area faith-based nonprofit community health center providing primary care, labs, and prescription assistance to uninsured and under-insured patients. Directly comparable in mission, funding model, and patient population to Bethesda, with a broader multi-county footprint.
• Good News Clinics: Faith-based free clinic in Gainesville, GA providing medical, dental, and pharmacy services to uninsured residents of Hall County. Highly comparable as a Georgia-based, donation-supported, faith-aligned community clinic focused on the uninsured.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/BccCherokee
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/bethesda-community-clinic-inc
• Instagraminstagram.com/bethesdacommunityclinic

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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