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USDA Invests In Improving Health In Rural Georgia
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More than $3-million of federal money has been given to some rural Georgia cities and companies for health improvements.
That includes places like the city of Eastman, which sits about an hour south of Macon. Its city manager Jason Cobb said they used the $58,500 it received to buy a new rescue truck.
"We sought funds for a new one to ensure that we continue to have that service,” Cobb said. “There are times that the old one continued to go down, it would be three or four days at a time out of service and that's just too risky for our community to not have that available."
Cobb said although Eastman only has about 5,000 residents, the truck is responsible for serving about 10,000 to 12,000 people since they contract with the county.
Companies such as Medlink Georgia and Valley Healthcare Systems, will use the money to update their facilities in the northwest part of the state or to purchase new equipment, like X-ray machines.
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