Barrow County residents have the advantage of world-class healthcare close to home, including state-of-the-art hospitals in Braselton and Winder and countless others in metro Atlanta, Gainesville, and Athens.
North Georgia Medical Center Barrow (NGMC Barrow) joined the award-winning team at North Georgia Health System (NGHS) in 2017 and has been named one of the Top 5 Small Hospitals in the state by Georgia Trend magazine. The 56-bed hospital has a medical staff of more than 200 physicians with services including:
North Georgia Medical Center Braselton (NGMC Braselton), located off I-85 near Château Élan, opened in 2015. The 188-bed hospital recently earned accreditation as a Center of Excellence in minimally invasive gynecology and robotic surgery from the Surgical Review Corporation. The hospital provides services modeled after the award-winning programs at NGMC Gainesville, with enhanced features including:
Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center. is about 20 miles and 35 minutes by car from the Barrow County Chamber of Commerce. This 360-bed regional referral center offers maternal/child services, imaging and surgical services, an American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer-approved oncology department, a Level-2 Trauma Center, Level-3 Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, and a nationally recognized cardiovascular program. Its medical staff of more than 250 professionals and 2,800 employees serve a 17-county service area in northeast Georgia, including Barrow County. Founded by physicians in 1919 as a community hospital, Piedmont Athens Regional became part of Piedmont Healthcare on Oct. 1, 2016, expanding quality health services to our community.
MedLink Winder provides basic primary care services, including:
Centers are fully staffed year round and offer extended hours.
Piedmont Urgent Care, Barrow County, offers same-day care with Piedmont Healthcare providers. Get treated for illnesses, aches and pains, minor injuries, vaccinations, and more. Open 7 days a week with extended hours at most locations. Affordable self-pay pricing and most insurance accepted. Priority given to appointments made online. Walk-ins welcome, based on availability.
The Barrow County Health Department clinic in Winder offers Barrow County residents a variety of services including women’s health/birth control, heart-healthy blood pressure programs, immunizations for both children and adults, a wide array of screenings, tests and treatment, supplemental food programs, as well as restaurant inspections.
Veteran Services
Because of Barrow County’s location within metro Atlanta, military veterans and their families have access to services and counseling from a veteran outpatient clinic in Athens (25 miles), and community-based outpatient clinics in Flowery Branch (20 miles) and Lawrenceville (20 miles). Additionally, the Joseph Maxwell Cleland Atlanta VA Medical Center is in nearby Decatur, GA (42 miles), providing full acute care hospital services.
With 126 medical facilities in Georgia, Kaiser Permanente offers its more than 300,000 members convenient access to many services under one roof. Kaiser facilities close to Barrow County include a medical office and urgent care facility in Athens (25 miles), and urgent care facilities in Braselton, Monroe (15 miles), Loganville (16 miles), Grayson (19 miles), and Lawrenceville (20 miles).
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