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Healthcare




       Sumter County sets benchmark for exceptional rural healthcare


                                                    H    igh quality healthcare
                                                         is available right here in
                                                         Sumter County. Private and
                                                    public care services put patients
                                                    first, so that fast, efficient care can
                                                    be found without leaving home.
                                                    Phoebe Sumter
                                                    Medical Center
                                                      A state-of-the-art 183,000-square-
                                                    foot community hospital, Phoebe
                                                    Sumter Medical Center in Americus
                                                    provides expert care for people
                                                    in Sumter and surrounding
                                                    counties with its 76 beds and
                                                    all-private rooms.
                                                      A tornado raged through Sumter
                                                    County in 2007 and destroyed
                                                    Sumter Regional Hospital. In the
                                                    aftermath, community leaders
                                                    reached out to Phoebe Putney
                                                    Health System to partner in building
                                                    a new facility. Phoebe Sumter
                                                    opened its doors in December 2011.

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