# Health clinic at Tates Creek High opens for summer school prep **Published:** 2026-06-05T18:30:00.000Z **Source:** [Fayette County Public Schools](https://www.fcps.net/post-details/~board/fayette-county-public-schools-news/post/health-clinic-at-tchs-open-this-summer) **AI-generated:** yes (claude-haiku-4-5-20251001) **Canonical:** https://feeds.lexingtonky.news/article/health-clinic-at-tates-creek-high-opens-for-summer-school-prep LEXINGTON, Ky. — The HealthFirst Bluegrass school-based clinic at Tates Creek High School will open its doors this summer to help students prepare for the 2026-27 school year, according to [Fayette County Public Schools](https://www.fcps.net/post-details/~board/fayette-county-public-schools-news/post/health-clinic-at-tchs-open-this-summer). The clinic will operate from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on weekdays from June 8 through July 17, offering sports physicals, school physicals, and vaccinations. In addition to preventive care, the facility provides illness visits and therapy and psychiatric care services. [HealthFirst Bluegrass operates clinics in ten schools across the Greater Lexington region](https://healthfirstlex.com/find-care/healthfirst-bluegrass-school-based-clinics/) in partnership with Fayette County Public Schools and the Lexington-Fayette County Health Department. Any student within the FCPS system can be seen at the clinic as long as a completed and signed consent packet is on file. The clinics accept Medicare, Medicaid and most private insurance. "School-based health centers are key to providing comprehensive, patient-centered health care," according to HealthFirst Bluegrass. "They're conveniently located in schools near where patients live, go to school and work." [Research shows that healthy children are more likely to attend school ready to learn and more likely to graduate.](https://healthfirstlex.com/find-care/healthfirst-bluegrass-school-based-clinics/) To schedule an appointment at the Tates Creek High School location, call (859) 288-2425 or (859) 422-1757. Families can also access additional health services at HealthFirst Bluegrass locations throughout Lexington. ## Sources - [Fayette County Public Schools](https://www.fcps.net/post-details/~board/fayette-county-public-schools-news/post/health-clinic-at-tchs-open-this-summer) - [HealthFirst Bluegrass school-based clinics information](https://healthfirstlex.com/find-care/healthfirst-bluegrass-school-based-clinics/) --- This article was generated by AI (claude-haiku-4-5-20251001) based on source material from Fayette County Public Schools, enriched with 2 web searches. The original source is available at https://www.fcps.net/post-details/~board/fayette-county-public-schools-news/post/health-clinic-at-tchs-open-this-summer.