Southeast Georgia gets new hospital

Clinch County east of Valdosta has a new, state-of-the-art hospital. The 25-bed Clinch Memorial Hospital opened doors yesterday in Homerville. The hospital has a telemedicine connection that allows doctors to access medical specialists across the state. It also includes a picture archiving system that allows doctors to e-mail radiology images to radiologists anywhere in the world. The hospital is Homerville’s fourth largest employer and officials hope it will bring more growth to Clinch County.