Tri-County Family Clinic Opens in Gleason

GLEASON (February 9) — Nurses Alex Bridgeman and Michele Ellert opened the doors of Tri-County Family Clinic, PLLC, Monday afternoon for a grand opening and ribbon cutting ceremony. The clinic, located at 549 East Union Street in Gleason, began accepting patients February 2.

Bridgeman and Ellert each have over 30 years of experience. Bridgeman, an advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) and certified family nurse practitioner (FNP-C) serves patients of all ages. Ellert, an APRN and certified nurse practitioner (NP-C) specializes in the care of adults and teens thirteen years and older.

“Alex and Michelle have the experience, they have the education and they have the background and the compassion to land anywhere,” said Weakley County Chamber of Commerce Director Erica Moore. “They could open this practice anywhere they want, but they chose Gleason, Tennessee. They care about this community.”

Gleason Mayor Charles Anderson was Tri-County Family Clinic’s first patient, he shared at the ribbon cutting. “This is a red letter day for Gleason,” said Mayor Anderson. “I can’t remember two clinics ever being in Gleason, so this is a big boost for our city.”

Bridgeman and Ellert named their business Tri-County Family Clinic, hoping to serve families from Carroll, Henry and Weakley counties.

Bridgeman is a 1989 Henry County High School graduate. Early in her career, she worked at McKenzie Medical Center for ten years and at the Gleason Clinic afterward. Bridgeman then relocated, living in Canada for five years. She provided care in North Dakota before returning to Gleason.

Ellert began calling Tennessee home in 2018, moving from Kissimmee, Fla. She now resides in Huntingdon.

The two nurses met while working with TruHealth.

Together, Bridgeman and Ellert provide pediatric care, adult and geriatric care, women’s wellness, minor procedures, medication management, acute illness treatment, Telehealth, home visits (for homebound patients or patients who meet criteria regarding medical necessity) and coordination of care through Tri-County Family Clinic.

“We are not just about being a business,” Bridgeman said. “We want to be a part of a family. We want people who come to feel like they have been heard, to feel like they have been helped. We want to be able to provide the services that are needed.”

Bridgeman’s supervising physician is Dr. Loren Carroll of Alamo, and Ellert’s supervising physician is Dr. William Merrick of McKenzie.

Bridgeman named many friends, business owners and volunteers who helped her and Ellert make their dream a reality, thanking them all.

“Never in a million years did we think that this would ever come,” said Bridgeman, “but God has truly led us in this direction. And oddly enough, everything that we have needed, that the services that we have needed to, for this to happen has truly been divine. Like there is no other explanation for everything coming together other than God.”

This was the Weakley County Chamber of Commerce’s first ribbon-cutting ceremony of 2026.