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Healthcare
Healthcar e HEALTHCARE

Where to find care

S umter County gives you The hospital performs more than 4,500
surgeries, delivers more than 400 babies, and
small-town community with
handles more than 23,000 emergency visits
high quality healthcare. A large
hospital and a well-run health
department put patients first, providing annually. phoebehealth.com
fast and efficient care to patients around Sumter County Health
Sumter County. Department
Sumter County Health Department
Phoebe Sumter provides preventative healthcare to all
Medical Center citizens of Sumter County. Programs
include immunizations, health education,
A state-of-the-art, 183,000-square-foot
STD screening and treatment, and
community hospital, Phoebe Sumter Medical
children’s medical services. Visit
Center in Americus provides expert care for
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people in Sumter and surrounding counties
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with its 76 beds and all-private rooms.
After a tornado raged through Sumter County
Hospital, community leaders reached out to Sumter County
in 2007 and destroyed Sumter Regional
By the Numbers
Phoebe Putney Health System to partner in
building a new facility. Phoebe Sumter opened
its doors in December 2011.
43 Total Number
The hospital anchors a campus that includes of Physicians
multiple outpatient clinics and a community
walking track. Available services include
bariatrics, cancer care, gastroenterology, Population Avg.
heart and vascular care, orthopedics and Life Expectancy 73.1
sports medicine, primary care, women’s and
Source: Georgia Rural Health Innovation Center
children’s services, and emergency care.
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