Carter announces Dr. Lee Southern Healthcare Collaboration Grant in Baxley

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Rep. Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA) today released the following statement after joining Southern Healthcare Collaboration leaders and local officials in Baxley to announce the Dr. Lee Southern Healthcare Collaboration Grant, which will support efforts to strengthen rural health care and expand access to quality care across South Georgia

"Every Georgian deserves access to quality health care, no matter their ZIP code. As a pharmacist who spent more than 30 years serving patients in South Georgia, I know how critical our rural health care providers are to the communities they serve. This grant will strengthen our health care workforce, support local providers, and help ensure South Georgians can get the quality care they deserve close to home," said Rep. Carter.

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