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WHITE COUNTY – ONE OF GEORGIA’S

HEALTHIEST COUNTIES

W hite County is ranked health of the community. Generations of area on better access to care, greater patient

residents have relied on NGMC Gainesville
satisfaction and improved clinical outcomes
among the top 18
for its award-winning care and have seen the
ensures patients have access to the latest
healthiest of the 159
counties in Georgia. The
800 medical staff members representing more
care across all NGHS locations.
county consistently boasts lower than average hospital grow to 556 beds and more than technology and enjoy seamless continuity of
rates of adult obesity and physical inactivity, than 50 specialties.
and the county has nearly five times the Nearby imaging centers in Gainesville and
average number of primary care physicians. Northeast Georgia Medical Center Lumpkin, Dawsonville provide advanced imaging
With easy access to the great outdoors along the former home of Chestatee Regional technologies including 3D mammography,
Hospital in Dahlonega, is NGHS’ newest
with several award-winning healthcare hospital campus. At this location, services MRI and CT, with an onsite ACR board-
facilities and a network of expert physicians include an emergency department, along with certified radiologist.
and medical staff, it’s easy to see why White inpatient beds, imaging, and other services.
County residents are consistently healthier
than their peers across the state. Learn more about NGHS’ services and award-
A service of NGHS, Northeast Georgia winning care by visiting:
Physicians Group (NGPG) offers primary care
Northeast Georgia Health System and urgent care services on Helen Highway in
Northeast Georgia Health System (NGHS) Cleveland. NGPG’s board-certified physicians Northeast Georgia Health System
cares for more than 1 million people in serve Cleveland and its surrounding NGHS.com
19 counties through four hospitals and a communities with the highest quality patient Northeast Georgia Physicians Group
variety of outpatient locations. Since 1951, care in acute and chronic diseases, minor NGPG.org
Northeast Georgia Medical Center (NGMC) procedures, and physicals. In addition to The Heart Center
has been on a mission of improving the their affiliation with NGMC, NGPG’s focus HeartNGMC.org