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  • Medicaid or PeachCare Redetermination Is Coming Soon

    On April 1, 2023, the state of Georgia must begin verifying eligibility for all Medicaid or PeachCare for Kids® members. Update your contact information on Gateway now before the Medicaid redetermination deadline. Stay informed about your family’s Medicaid status!  Current Georgia Medicaid Members Visit staycovered.ga.gov for information on how to update your Gateway account. Don’t wait! Follow the instructions on that page to update your contact information before April 1, 2023.

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  • AHA Rural Health Services Committee names 2023 leaders

    AHA Rural Health Services Committee names 2023 leaders

    Dr. Fran Witt, president and CEO of Effingham Health System (Georgia), has been named a 2023 Leader for the American Hospital Association’s Rural Health Services Committee. Dr. Witt, who was completing a partial term, has been elected to a full three-year term ending Dec. 31, 2025. The Rural Health Services Committee represents the AHA’s small,

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  • EHS Named GA Small Hospital of the Year

    EHS Named GA Small Hospital of the Year

    PHOTO: Left to right: Monty Veazey, President and CEO, Georgia Alliance of Community Hospitals; Dr. Fran Witt, President and CEO, Effingham Health System; presenter Matt McClure, Synovus Market Executive Northeast Atlanta; and LaMeisha Hunter Kelly, Executive Director of Strategic Business Development and Governmental Relations, Effingham Health System. Georgia Alliance of Community Hospitals names Effingham Health

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  • Breast Cancer Awareness Lunch & Learn 2022

    Breast Cancer Awareness Lunch & Learn 2022

    This fun and valuable Lunch & Learn is all about Women’s Healthcare, with an emphasis on Breast Cancer Awareness. We capped off Breast Cancer Awareness Month with an extraordinary Lunch & Learn with guest speaker Margie Singleton and panelists Dr. Gregory Davis and Terrica McCullough, NP from #EffinghamWomen’s Health, and radiologist Dr. Christopher Hulsey. The big

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  • RENASANT BANK DONATES $100,000 THROUGH GEORGIA HEART 2021-2022

    RENASANT BANK DONATES $100,000 THROUGH GEORGIA HEART 2021-2022

    (Springfield, Georgia) July 26, 2022— Renasant Bank is making a major donation to Effingham Health System (EHS) through Georgia HEART and the Georgia Rural Hospital Income Tax Credit 2022 Incentive for the second consecutive year. Mia Thompson, Market President and AVP for Renasant Bank in Rincon, recently presented a check for $50,000 to the EHS

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  • EHS Receives American Heart Association Gold Plus Award

    EHS Receives American Heart Association Gold Plus Award

    Effingham Health System is nationally recognized for its commitment to providing high-quality Stroke Care  Effingham Health System has received the American Heart Association’s GoldPlus Get With The Guidelines® – Stroke quality achievement award for its commitment to ensuring stroke patients receive the most appropriate treatment according to nationally recognized, research-based guidelines, ultimately leading to more

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  • Community Health Needs Assessment & Implementation Plan

    Click Here to Download the 2022 Community Health Needs Assessment & Implementation Plan Anyone wishing to submit written comments regarding the Community Health Needs Assessments please click the link: https://georgiasouthern.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_2fwUyoRqhrCysaq. Note: Your comments will be provided to the hospital without idetifying information. Click Here to Download the 2019 Health Needs Assessment & Implementation Plan

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  • Notice of Public Hearing

    TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: Notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be held at 12:30 p.m. on July 7, 2022, in the Kieffer Hall Community Room at Effingham Hospital, 459 GA 119, Springfield, Georgia 31329, concerning the issuance by the Effingham County Hospital Authority (the “Authority”) of its Effingham County Hospital Authority

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  • Dr. Fran Witt to Lead Effingham Chamber Board of Directors

    Dr. Fran Witt to Lead Effingham Chamber Board of Directors

    Effingham County, GA – The Effingham County Chamber of Commerce announced Dr. Fran Witt, President and Chief Executive Officer of Effingham Health System, will serve as Chairman of its board of directors for 2022-2023. The new board terms of office begin July 1, 2022. Dr. Witt has served on the chamber’s board since 2018. Under her

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  • Ameris Bank Reaches $250,000 in Total Donations to Effingham Health System

    Ameris Bank Reaches $250,000 in Total Donations to Effingham Health System

    In presenting a $75,000 check for 2022 to Effingham Health System, Ameris Bank of Rincon brings to $250,000 the bank’s total donation since 2018 to the local hospital through the Georgia HEART program. The Georgia HEART program administers Georgia’s Rural Hospital 100% Income Tax Credit. The program allows Georgia taxpayers (individuals and businesses) to elect

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