The Factoids

• Gainesville has been cited as one of the “best places for physicians to practice medicine,” according to Medical Economics magazine.
• Gainesville-Hall County is one of Georgia’s leading healthcare centers with over 400 physicians representing over $310 million in annual revenues.
• Northeast Georgia Medical Center operates the third busiest Emergency Room in Georgia.
• Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville is a regional health system serving 700,000 people in 14 counties.
• Despite the slow economy nationwide, the healthcare industry in Gainesville-Hall County has been booming with over a quarter billion dollars in new construction by Northeast Georgia Medical Center.
• In the past two years alone, a new 128-bed patient tower, a women and children’s center, and a 100,000 square-foot medical office building have been built in Gainesville-Hall County.
• Northeast Georgia Medical Center has been the No. 1 hospital for cardiac care in Georgia for four consecutive years, according to HealthGrades.
• Northeast Georgia Medical Center’s Cancer Center is recognized among the top 6 percent in the nation for leading-edge cancer care.
• A new $200 million hospital and multi-specialty medical practice is planned for construction in 2010 to serve residents in the southern section of Gainesville-Hall County.
• Brenau University’s 400-student nursing school is one of the state’s largest nursing education programs.
• One of Georgia’s largest private physician practices, the Longstreet Clinic with nearly 100 doctors, is based in Gainesville-Hall County, representing approximately a quarter of the total number of physicians in the area.
• The Good News Clinics and the Health Access program, providing primary and specialty care to the community’s indigent, are a national healthcare model founded in Gainesville.