Nashville, TN – Matthew Walker Comprehensive Health Center has announced details surrounding the 2026 Dr. Matthew Walker, Sr. Legacy Breakfast – The Road Ahead: Fueling the Future of Community Health. The breakfast will take place in the evening at The Cal Turner Family Center at Meharry Medical College (1011 21st Avenue North) on August 13 at 6:00pm. The event Visionary Sponsors are HCA Healthcare/TriStar Health, Enchiridion Foundation, Boykin Wealth Management, and Jack and Jill of America Williamson County Area Chapter, with 100% of attendee’s donations strengthening MWCHC programs and services.
Artmas L. Worthy, DDS will be awarded the Dr. Matthew Walker, Sr. Legacy Award for his contributions to Nashville including providing housing for needy students from no cost to a modest fee and scholarship funds to Meharry and Clark Memorial United Methodist Church for deserving students. In 2014, he endowed a scholarship at Meharry.
Through his generosity and care, many elderly and others on fixed incomes have received free oral health care services for more than four decades. For nearly 30 years, Dr. Worthy served in a number of capacities at MWCHC including general dentist, associate dentist, and dental director. He was also instrumental in securing the land for the present location on Jefferson Street…