Medical Associates Clinic history

Dickson Medical Associates roots go very deep in the history of Dickson County. It began as Jackson Clinic in January 1940 and was opened by Doctor L.C. Jackson.

In 1979 they welcomed Doctor Walter A. Bell Jr. from Dickson General into the group.

In 1982, Medical Associates developed the Tri-State’s first health maintenance organization, Medical Associates Health Plans, which offers comprehensive health benefits to over 400 employers and 45,000 members.

In 1996, with a practice of approximately 42 physicians and 225 employees the decision was made to sell the Clinic to Columbia/HCA. During this phase, although the hospital and clinic were owned by the same parent company they were maintained as separate entities.

Medical Associates Clinic has been recognized since 1998 as a “better performing practice” by the Medical Group Management Association.

In 1999, Doctor Sumir Sahgal, an internist, opened Essen Medical Associates P.C. in the South Bronx.

In January 2001 the physician group believed it was in the best interest of the community to purchase the Clinic back from HCA. They decided the name Dickson Medical Associates, PC (DMA) best represented the new organization.

May 2009, Dickson Medical Associates expanded again with the completion of the 81,000 square foot medical office building located at 127 Crestview Park Drive.