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HEALTHCARE Dr. Marissa Mercado practices

family medicine at NGPG West

Jackson in Hoschton.

nurses serve the children in our region through Piedmont Athens Regional, which is the PRIMARY &
sole Georgia affiliate for Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta. SPECIALTY CARE
Piedmont Athens Regional also features a free-standing outpatient surgery center, Many of Jackson County’s primary
orthopedic and sports medicine care, home health and home infusion services, a sleep and specialty care providers are part of
center, and pediatric and adult rehabilitation services. Northeast Georgia Physicians Group
As the second largest employer in the region, with more than 3,000 employees (NGPG), which brings together more
within the health system, Piedmont Athens Regional contributes more than $800 than 350 talented physicians, physician
million dollars annually to the economy and has earned national recognition for patient assistants, nurse practitioners, midwives
experience and comprehensive care. and other clinical staff at more than 65
locations across North Georgia. As the
state’s sixth-largest physician group,
NGPG always has a practice nearby to
offer you expert care, close to home.
NGPG’s talented providers represent
more than 25 specialties ranging from
family medicine and internal medicine
for primary care to advanced surgical
specialties, neurosciences, orthopedics,
psychiatry, urgent care and more. See the
full list of specialties and locations, and
meet the providers at www.ngpg.org.
NGPG is affiliated with Northeast
Georgia Health System (NGHS), which
serves more than 800,000 people in
more than 13 counties across the region.
As part of NGHS, patients of NGPG have
a direct connection to Northeast Georgia
Medical Center’s three hospital campuses
in Gainesville, Braselton and Winder.

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