Atlanta firm Windham Brannon announced a $140,000 donation through the Georgia Rural Hospital Tax Program (Georgia HEART). Fourteen hospitals in the state were awarded $10,000 each from the donation.
The funds will directly aid rural health care facilities across Georgia, who are often dependent on finances. Hospitals receiving funds include AdventHealth Murray (Murray Medical Center); Colquitt Regional Medical Center; Crisp Regional Hospital; Elbert Memorial Hospital; Floyd Polk Medical Center; Hospital Authority of Miller County; Jefferson Hospital; John D. Archbold Memorial Hospital; Monroe County Hospital; Morgan Medical Center; Stephens County Hospital; Tift Regional Medical Center; Union General Hospital and Upson Regional Medical Center.
“There’s no doubt rural hospitals play a critical role in the community,” said Danielle Epps, health care practice co-leader at Windham Brannon, in a statement. “Many counties do not have a physician on hand and patients with emergent situations are forced to either wait on an ambulance or drive an hour or more to the nearest healthcare facility.”
“Georgia has about 60 rural hospitals and each one is vital infrastructure to the state’s well-being,” Epps added. “Communities need their hospitals to remain in business. We aim to make a difference for health care providers through our financial operations expertise. We’re honored to be able to help these facilities in a small part through our donation to Georgia HEART.”
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