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Hours of Operation
Weekly Office Hours
| Monday - Friday | 7am - 6pm |
| Saturday | CLOSED |
| Sunday | CLOSED |
Telemedicine Hours
| Monday - Friday | 8am - 5pm |
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HOLIDAY HOURS
| New Year's Day - Jan 1, 2026 | CLOSED |
| Good Friday - April 3, 2026 | 7am-12pm |
| Memorial Day - May 25, 2026 | 7am-12pm |
| Independence Day - July 4, 2026 | CLOSED |
| Labor Day September 7th, 2026 | 7am-12pm |
| Thanksgiving Eve - Nov 25, 2026 | 7am - 12am |
| Thanksgiving Day - Nov 26, 2026 | CLOSED |
| Christmas Eve - Dec 24, 2026 | 7am - 12am |
| Christmas Day - Dec 25, 2026 | CLOSED |
| Day after Christmas (December 26) | 7am-12pm |
| New Year's Day - Jan 1, 2027 | CLOSED |
Location
Satellite Med
1120 Sams Street
Cookeville, TN 38506
Quality, Convenient, Cost-Effective Healthcare
More than just a Doctor's Office, Satellite Med is a fully-licensed medical clinic. We provide non-urgent and semi-urgent care on a walk-in basis or by appointment. Whether via walk-in or established care with one of our PCPs, Satellite Med uses the latest technology and evidence-based medicine to provide quality, affordable healthcare. Because we know your time is valuable, we offer a full spectrum of medical services right here in our Cookeville office so you don’t have to travel to multiple locations. Our facility features an onsite lab, digital x-ray, ultrasound, Impact Concussion Testing, walk-in drug screens, DOT services, a medication dispensary, and many more services! At Satellite Med we embrace a sincere commitment to quality patient care and have been serving the Upper Cumberland community since 2006.
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Satellite Med is powered by :
eClinical Works
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Doxy.me
Doxy.me is a video conferencing software that lets users chat and collaborate online with multiple people at a time, without the need for software or apps. It is loaded with useful features that make working remotely a breeze.
Most importantly, it's an official HIPAA-compliant video chat and telehealth platform that is used by physicians in telemedicine.
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Orchard Lab Management
Orchard Software specializes in developing and supporting award-winning Laboratory Information Systems (LISs) that enhance clinical and pathology laboratory workflow, and support laboratory outreach and point-of-care testing (POCT).
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Avreo Radiology PACS
For healthcare organizations who want to ensure radiology is a team player within the overall healthcare discussion, Avreo provides EHR for Radiology to extend RIS, PACS, Dictation, Transcription, and Distribution functionality to excel in distributed reading environments and meaningfully communicate with enterprise healthcare systems.
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Twin Lakes Communications
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Datascan is one of the few family-owned pharmacy software vendors in the United States today. We have been focused on retail pharmacy software dating back to 1981. We are proud to say that we have always offered a unique package of game-changing technology-packed software, backed by the best support industry-wide, and all for the best package pricing in pharmacy software.
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Our Crew
Dr. James Cates is a Board-Certified Physician with experience in emergency medicine, family practice, and orthopaedics.
Steve Linger is the Practice Administrator for Satellite Med.