FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  March 2, 2026 Fitzgerald, GA - The Center for Rural Prosperity and Innovation, a branch of the Georgia Department of Agriculture and known as Georgia’s Rural Center, has approved a $126,000 grant to purchase a new ultrasound machine for Dorminy Medical Center.   Dorminy Medical Center, located in Fitzgerald in Ben Hill County, serves a community of more than 17,000 residents and has been a cornerstone of local healthcare since 1974. A licensed 75-bed acute care...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  February 13, 2026 Swainsboro, GA - The Center for Rural Prosperity and Innovation, a branch of the Georgia Department of Agriculture and known as Georgia’s Rural Center, has approved a $110,038 grant to assist Emanuel Medical Center (EMC) with the purchase of a replacement echocardiogram system and a new bronchoscope to enable bedside bronchoscopies. Emanuel Medical Center, located in Swainsboro, has been repeatedly defined as one of Georgia’s most necessary hospitals....

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  Jan. 30, 2026 Evans County, GA - The Center for Rural Prosperity and Innovation, a branch of the Georgia Department of Agriculture and known as Georgia’s Rural Center, has approved a $125,000 grant to Evans Memorial Hospital (EMH) to integrate technology and medication scanning equipment for patients being seen in the Emergency Department. Serving Evans County and surrounding rural communities since 1968, Evans Memorial Hospital is a 49-licensed bed, not-for-profit...