Satellite Med

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06/16/2026

Satellite Med will be closed today, 6/16/26 due to Providers being unavailable.

We will reopen 6/17/26 at 7am.

We apologize for any inconvenience..

𝐌𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐃𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫'𝐬 𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐇𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐫𝐮𝐬 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐬𝐃𝐫 𝐉𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐂𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐮𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐬 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐦, 𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐭-𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐝 𝐇𝐚...
05/11/2026

𝐌𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐃𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫'𝐬 𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐇𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐫𝐮𝐬 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐬

𝐃𝐫 𝐉𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐂𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐮𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐬 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐦, 𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐭-𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐝 𝐇𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐫𝐮𝐬 𝐜𝐫𝐮𝐢𝐬𝐞 𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐥 𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐧.

As public concern grows following reports of a hantavirus-associated-illness cluster linked to cruise ship travel, Dr James Cates, medical director of Satellite Med and medical director of the 11:11 Covid Project, is urging the public to rely on facts, not fear.

"𝑯𝒂𝒏𝒕𝒂𝒗𝒊𝒓𝒖𝒔 𝒄𝒂𝒏 𝒃𝒆 𝒂 𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝒔𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒐𝒖𝒔 𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒔, 𝒃𝒖𝒕 𝒊𝒕 𝒊𝒔 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒔𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒅 𝒍𝒊𝒌𝒆 𝑪𝑶𝑽𝑰𝑫, 𝒇𝒍𝒖, 𝒐𝒓 𝒎𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒍𝒆𝒔," 𝒔𝒂𝒚𝒔 𝑫𝒓 𝑪𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒔. "𝑴𝒐𝒔𝒕 𝒄𝒂𝒔𝒆𝒔 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒕𝒊𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒐 𝒓𝒐𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒆𝒙𝒑𝒐𝒔𝒖𝒓𝒆. 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒑𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒊𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒑𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒆 𝒊𝒔 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒑𝒂𝒏𝒊𝒄, 𝒊𝒕 𝒊𝒔 𝒂𝒘𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒔, 𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒍𝒚 𝒓𝒆𝒄𝒐𝒈𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒎𝒑𝒕 𝒎𝒆𝒅𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒍 𝒆𝒗𝒂𝒍𝒖𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒘𝒉𝒆𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒆𝒙𝒑𝒐𝒔𝒖𝒓𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒔𝒚𝒎𝒑𝒕𝒐𝒎𝒔 𝒇𝒊𝒕."

Hantaviruses are usually associated with contact with infected rodents or inhalation of contaminated dust from rodent urine, droppings, saliva, or nesting material. Andes virus, a hantavirus found in South America, is the exception known to spread person to person, but that type of spread is uncommon and typically linked to close contact with someone who is sick.

With the world cup bringing international attention and travel to North America this summer, Dr Cates emphasized that the public should avoid both complacency and alarmism.

"𝑳𝒂𝒓𝒈𝒆 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔 𝒄𝒂𝒏 𝒂𝒎𝒑𝒍𝒊𝒇𝒚 𝒂𝒏𝒙𝒊𝒆𝒕𝒚 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒎𝒊𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏," Dr Cates says. "𝑻𝒉𝒆𝒚 𝒅𝒐 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒂𝒖𝒕𝒐𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒚 𝒄𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝒂 𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒕𝒂𝒗𝒊𝒓𝒖𝒔 𝒐𝒖𝒕𝒃𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒌. 𝑾𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒊𝒔 𝒄𝒓𝒆𝒅𝒊𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝒆𝒙𝒑𝒐𝒔𝒖𝒓𝒆 𝒉𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒚, 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒑𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝒔𝒚𝒎𝒑𝒕𝒐𝒎𝒔, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒍𝒚 𝒄𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒍 𝒋𝒖𝒅𝒈𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕."

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐮𝐛𝐢𝐜 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰:

*Do not sweep or vacuum rodent droppings or nesting material. Wet disinfectant first to avoid stirring contaminated dust into the air.

*Be alert after credible rodent exposure if fever, severe muscle aches, gastrointestinal symptoms, cough, shortness of breath, dizziness, or rapidly-worsening illness develops.

*Seek medical care promptly if concerning symptoms occur after wrote an exposure or close contact with a confirmed / suspected Andes virus case.

*Do not assume every respiratory illness is antivirus. Clinicians evaluate risk based on symptoms, exposure history, travel, and public health guidance.

02/02/2026

Our phones are currently offline as we work on a power problem that occurred in our building over the weekend. We'll be back online in about an hour. We are still seeing patients.

❄WEATHER UPDATE 01/25/26❄Due to ongoing inclement weather conditions, Satellite Med office will be CLOSED on Monday Janu...
01/25/2026

❄WEATHER UPDATE 01/25/26❄

Due to ongoing inclement weather conditions, Satellite Med office will be CLOSED on Monday January 26th, 2026 for in-office visits. Our telemedicine platform will be OPEN for virtual visits and we will be happy to see you there!

Start a Telemed Visit - https://telemed.satellitemed.com

Satellite Med
1120 Sams St
Cookeville, TN 38506
Ph - 931.528.7312
Fax - 931.528.7377

Office Email - [email protected]

For Website, Telemed Appointments, Patient Portal Access, etc - https://linktr.ee/satellitemed

Main Website - satellitemed.com

We do strongly recommend you to register your patient portal account for easiest access, messaging, and payments. Patient portal info can be found on our website and our Linktree, both listed above. Our Practice Code is: ABJGDD

📣 1/6/2026 15:45 PHONE SERVICE HAS BEEN RESTORED! 🙌Shout out to our Phone/Internet provider Lakes for working with Veri...
01/06/2026

📣 1/6/2026 15:45 PHONE SERVICE HAS BEEN RESTORED! 🙌

Shout out to our Phone/Internet provider Lakes for working with Verizon (and whomever else was involved) to get services restored!

01/06/2026

ADVISORY

Due to an issue with Verizon, some phones are not able to call Twin Lakes customers. The 911 Center is experiencing issues with admin lines, all 911 are being received.

If you need to call for a non-emergency, please use one of the following numbers: 931-881-4580, 931-881-4752, and 931-881-4580.

Address

1120 Sams Street
Cookeville, TN
38506

Opening Hours

Monday 7am - 6pm
Tuesday 7am - 6pm
Wednesday 7am - 6pm
Thursday 7am - 6pm
Friday 7am - 6pm

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+19315287312

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