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New Partner
The MCG Health, Inc. Board of Directors has approved an affiliation agreement with Jefferson Hospital in Louisville, Ga. This agreement is similar to those with four Critical Access Hospitals in other rural counties.
MCG Health, Inc. has worked with Jefferson Hospital on various health care projects, including the Jefferson Hospital Prenatal Center, which is staffed by an MCG Health, Inc. nurse practitioner. This center enables pregnant women to receive vital prenatal care in their home county until the 32nd week of pregnancy. At that point their care, including delivery, is transferred to MCG Health System. Prior to the Prenatal Center, the infant mortality rate in Jefferson County was 29 percent. Now it is less than 1 percent. The center is also one of the largest referral sources for the health system’s obstetrical service.
The establishment of a model emergency services/trauma management program is part of the agreement.