Effingham Health System receives large financial donation (Source: WTOC) By WTOC Staff | May 6, 2021 at 2:01 PM EDT - Updated May 6 at 2:01 PM
EFFINGHAM COUNTY, Ga. (WTOC) - The Effingham Health System got a big financial boost Thursday thanks to a state tax credit.
Ameris Bank presented a check for $150,000 outside the Effingham Hospital in Springfield. The donation was made through the Georgia HEART program. HEART stands for Helping Enhance Access to Rural Treatment.
The program encourages everyone to support rural hospitals by offering a 100 percent state income tax deduction.
Effingham Health’s CEO says the funds are badly needed as rural hospitals across Georgia struggled through the pandemic.
Effingham Health System receives national award for handling of COVID-19
Effingham Health has been named a winner of the 2020 Richard L. Doyle Award for Innovation and Leadership in Healthcare
Effingham Health System receives national award for handling of COVID-19 By Sam Bauman | February 12, 2021 at 3:10 PM EST - Updated February 12 at 7:40 PM
EFFINGHAM COUNTY, Ga. (WTOC) - For Effingham Health System President & CEO Dr. Fran Witt, being named as a winner of the 2020 Richard L. Doyle Award for Innovation and Leadership in Healthcare is a big deal.
“I was ecstatic. First of all, it’s an honor to receive an award amongst the large peers I would say.”
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By allowing ads to appear on this site, you support the local businesses who, in turn, support great journalism. Effingham Health System workers receive COVID-19 vaccination Bertha Scott, LPN in EHS Care and Rehabilitation Center, receives a shot administered by Director of Pharmacy Kameron Huffman on Monday. - photo by Photo submitted
SPRINGFIELD People on the frontline of the COVID-19 fight started receiving a proverbial and literal shot in the arm Monday.
Effingham Health System (EHS) healthcare workers are being vaccinated against the highly contagious disease that has claimed more than 320,000 American lives. It has killed 33 people from Effingham County.