Georgia Resources
Rebuilding Georgia's Rural Pediatric Pipeline: Part One
A podcast episode featuring stakeholders of a public-private partnership in Georgia focused on improving access to pediatric care in rural areas of the state. Discusses strategies such as addressing the rural healthcare provider pipeline, improving access to subspeciality collaboration, providing rural training opportunities for medical students, and more.
Additional links: Rebuilding Georgia's Rural Pediatric Pipeline: Part Two
Author(s): Tom Haederle, Elisa Arespacochaga, Marc Welsh, Jean Sumner
Date: 02/2026
Sponsoring organization: American Hospital Association
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A podcast episode featuring stakeholders of a public-private partnership in Georgia focused on improving access to pediatric care in rural areas of the state. Discusses strategies such as addressing the rural healthcare provider pipeline, improving access to subspeciality collaboration, providing rural training opportunities for medical students, and more.
Additional links: Rebuilding Georgia's Rural Pediatric Pipeline: Part Two
Author(s): Tom Haederle, Elisa Arespacochaga, Marc Welsh, Jean Sumner
Date: 02/2026
Sponsoring organization: American Hospital Association
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Profile of Georgia's Graduate Medical Education (GME) Graduates FY 2021 - FY 2025: Retention, Specialty, Education, Debt, and Practice Trends
Provides information about graduates of Georgia graduate medical education (GME) programs, using data from 5-year outcome reports and GME exit surveys. Features statistics including demographic area in which graduates intend to practice, with breakdowns by 5 levels of population density.
Date: 01/2026
Sponsoring organization: Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce
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Provides information about graduates of Georgia graduate medical education (GME) programs, using data from 5-year outcome reports and GME exit surveys. Features statistics including demographic area in which graduates intend to practice, with breakdowns by 5 levels of population density.
Date: 01/2026
Sponsoring organization: Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce
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Rural Health System Administrator Perspectives on Pharmacists' Role in Collaborative Drug Therapy Management
Examines the impact of pharmacist-led collaborative drug therapy modification (CDTM) on access to patient care in rural Georgia. Utilizes interview feedback from 7 primary healthcare system administrators regarding CDTM benefits and barriers, such as patient access to care, interprofessional collaboration among healthcare professionals, pharmacist knowledge and scope of practice, financial impacts, and more.
Author(s): Suzanne Whitten, Sharmon P. Osae, Russ Palmer, et al.
Citation: Journal of the American Pharmacists Association, 66(1), 102929
Date: 01/2026
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Examines the impact of pharmacist-led collaborative drug therapy modification (CDTM) on access to patient care in rural Georgia. Utilizes interview feedback from 7 primary healthcare system administrators regarding CDTM benefits and barriers, such as patient access to care, interprofessional collaboration among healthcare professionals, pharmacist knowledge and scope of practice, financial impacts, and more.
Author(s): Suzanne Whitten, Sharmon P. Osae, Russ Palmer, et al.
Citation: Journal of the American Pharmacists Association, 66(1), 102929
Date: 01/2026
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Implementing Nutrition Policy, System and Environmental Change Strategies in a Rural Food Pantry to Improve Nutrition Security: Contextual Factors and Outcomes
Discusses policy, system, and environmental (PSE) food security strategies by analyzing the facilitators and barriers at a volunteer-run food pantry in rural Georgia. Utilizes client surveys, informant interviews, and program documents to examine the pantry's nutrition policy, food storage methods, partnerships, capacity, volunteer expertise, and more.
Author(s): April K. Hermstad, Lauren M. Bigger, Karen Ebey-Tessendorf, Gloria C. Simmons, Michelle C. Kegler
Citation: Public Health Nutrition, 29(1),12
Date: 12/2025
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Discusses policy, system, and environmental (PSE) food security strategies by analyzing the facilitators and barriers at a volunteer-run food pantry in rural Georgia. Utilizes client surveys, informant interviews, and program documents to examine the pantry's nutrition policy, food storage methods, partnerships, capacity, volunteer expertise, and more.
Author(s): April K. Hermstad, Lauren M. Bigger, Karen Ebey-Tessendorf, Gloria C. Simmons, Michelle C. Kegler
Citation: Public Health Nutrition, 29(1),12
Date: 12/2025
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Selected Rural Healthcare Facilities in Georgia
Shows the state's Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs), Rural Emergency Hospitals (REHs), and Rural Health Clinics (RHCs), as well as Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) sites and short term/PPS (Prospective Payment System) hospitals located in rural areas.
Date: 12/2025
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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Shows the state's Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs), Rural Emergency Hospitals (REHs), and Rural Health Clinics (RHCs), as well as Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) sites and short term/PPS (Prospective Payment System) hospitals located in rural areas.
Date: 12/2025
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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Georgia Tax Incentive Evaluation: Rural Hospital Tax Credit
An audit of the Georgia Rural Hospital Tax Credit, discussing both fiscal and economic impacts as well as public benefits. Offers an overview of the history of the program, how the tax credit operates, and characteristics of tax credit recipient hospitals.
Additional links: Report Summary
Author(s): Peter Bluestone, Federico Corredor
Date: 11/2025
Sponsoring organization: Georgia State University Andrew Young School of Policy Studies
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An audit of the Georgia Rural Hospital Tax Credit, discussing both fiscal and economic impacts as well as public benefits. Offers an overview of the history of the program, how the tax credit operates, and characteristics of tax credit recipient hospitals.
Additional links: Report Summary
Author(s): Peter Bluestone, Federico Corredor
Date: 11/2025
Sponsoring organization: Georgia State University Andrew Young School of Policy Studies
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FY 2025: HRSA's Rural Health Grants – Georgia Fact Sheet
HRSA Federal Office of Rural Health Policy investments in Georgia in Fiscal Year 2025. Lists grant recipients, award amounts, award recipient locations, and congressional district.
Date: 11/2025
Sponsoring organization: Federal Office of Rural Health Policy
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HRSA Federal Office of Rural Health Policy investments in Georgia in Fiscal Year 2025. Lists grant recipients, award amounts, award recipient locations, and congressional district.
Date: 11/2025
Sponsoring organization: Federal Office of Rural Health Policy
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Progress Towards Vitality: A 10-Year Retrospective Analysis of Systems Focused Efforts to Improve Maternal Health in Georgia
Assesses the state of Georgia's accomplishments and challenges in improving maternal health in Georgia in accordance with recommendations from Georgia Maternal Mortality Review Committee (MMRC) and the Georgia House Study Committee on Maternal Mortality. Discusses rural maternal care resources and access.
Author(s): Tabitha Pyatt, Nia Stewart, Juliana Lewis, Meredith Gonsahn
Date: 09/2025
Sponsoring organizations: Georgia Health Initiative, NORC at the University of Chicago
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Assesses the state of Georgia's accomplishments and challenges in improving maternal health in Georgia in accordance with recommendations from Georgia Maternal Mortality Review Committee (MMRC) and the Georgia House Study Committee on Maternal Mortality. Discusses rural maternal care resources and access.
Author(s): Tabitha Pyatt, Nia Stewart, Juliana Lewis, Meredith Gonsahn
Date: 09/2025
Sponsoring organizations: Georgia Health Initiative, NORC at the University of Chicago
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Georgia Counties Offering CON-Authorized Obstetrical (OB) Services
County-level map showing the location of obstetrical (OB) services authorized by Georgia's Certificate of Need (CON) program. Features shadings showing rural and urban counties with OB facilities, and counties containing Critical Access Hospitals with OB facilities.
Date: 09/2025
Sponsoring organization: Georgia State Office of Rural Health
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County-level map showing the location of obstetrical (OB) services authorized by Georgia's Certificate of Need (CON) program. Features shadings showing rural and urban counties with OB facilities, and counties containing Critical Access Hospitals with OB facilities.
Date: 09/2025
Sponsoring organization: Georgia State Office of Rural Health
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Georgia Counties with Rural, Critical Access, and Rural Emergency Hospitals
Map showing Georgia counties with rural hospitals, Critical Access Hospitals, and Rural Emergency Hospitals.
Date: 09/2025
Sponsoring organization: Georgia State Office of Rural Health
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Map showing Georgia counties with rural hospitals, Critical Access Hospitals, and Rural Emergency Hospitals.
Date: 09/2025
Sponsoring organization: Georgia State Office of Rural Health
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Last Updated: 3/4/2026