Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta is dedicating $200 million in long-term funding for ambitious plans to improve pediatric health care in rural parts of the state, Now Habersham reports.
A large part of those funds will pay back tuition for 10 students at the Mercer University School of Medicine who commit to practicing rural pediatrics for four years after graduation, starting this year.
CHOA is the largest provider of pediatric care in Georgia with more than 60 specialties. Last year, it treated over 32,000 children from rural counties. Read more.
