Facility Type:

Community Health Center

Employer Selling Points:

Perception of Quality, Stability of Workforce, Call/Practice Coverage, EMR

Community Type:

Rural

Community/Service Population:

10,001 - 25,000 / 25,001 - 50,000

Community Information:

Ben Hill County was organized in 1906. It is named after Benjamin Harvey Hill, a former Confederate and United States Senator.  The City of Fitzgerald was the brainchild of Philander H. Fitzgerald, a Union pension attorney from Indianapolis who sold the idea of a balmy weather colony for northern veterans through his newspaper, The American Tribune. Some 2700 settlers fled mid-western droughts and harsh winters in 1895 to join 600 or more southern veterans in founding a new four-square city amidst the pine barrens of South Georgia. What you won’t find in our community are statues honoring the men of either army. Laying the war to rest and living as one was clearly their intent. 

Gather at one of our many Annual Events to celebrate and commemorate as a community. Wander around Historic Fitzgerald while you Explore Downtown either on foot or by bike, taking in our local eateries, shops, art exhibits, movies and museums. Our mild climate allows for year-round opportunity to Get Outside and take in the great outdoors. 

Community Selling Points:

Recreational Opportunities, Climate, Perception of Community, Internet Access, Community Need/Support of Health Professional

3RNET Network Coordinator
Contact Information:

Olakesta Outlaw
Georgia Primary Care Office
State Office of Rural Health
502 South Seventh Street
Cordele, Georgia 31015
Tel: (229) 401-3090
olakesta.outlaw@dch.ga.gov

J-1 Contact Information:

Beth Walker
Georgia Primary Care Office
State Office of Rural Health
502 South Seventh Street
Cordele, Georgia 31015-1443
Tel: (229) 276-2750
beth.walker@dch.ga.gov