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Tanner Health System is a nonprofit healthcare provider. Our mission is to improve the health of the communities we serve — not to generate revenues for shareholders.

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Building Healthy Communities

Where you live has a huge influence on your health.

It’s hard to choose healthy meals if the only options near you are fast food or prepackaged, processed convenience store fare. It’s more difficult to be physically active if you’re not near parks, sidewalks or other opportunities to exercise.

A key part of making west Georgia a healthier place to live is empowering residents to make healthier choices. Through Get Healthy, Live Well, we’re working to help design and build healthier communities.

Through strategy, planning — and commitment from local leaders — changes in community planning and design can (and do) lead to meaningful changes in a community’s health.


Blogs

How Do Ambulance Teams Decide Which Hospital to Take You To?
How Do Ambulance Teams Decide Which Hospital to Take You To?

When an emergency strikes, one of the first questions on your mind may be, "Which hospital will I be taken to?" In a medical emergency, every second counts, and the decisions made by paramedics and EMTs are crucial in ensuring you receive the right care quickly. Several factors guide this decision to get you the care you need without delay.

Guess the Symptom: COVID-19, Flu or RSV?
Guess the Symptom: COVID-19, Flu or RSV?

It’s that time of year, for sniffles, sneezes and fevers. But is it the common cold or something more, like COVID-19, the flu or RSV (respiratory syncytial virus)? These viral illnesses all have very common symptoms — can you tell the difference?

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