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Apply
Reserve your share of Georgia’s $100 million statewide rural hospital tax credit cap.
Transform Taxes Into Treatment.
Keep quality healthcare close to home. Through the Georgia HEART rural hospital tax credit program, Georgians can redirect their state income taxes to strengthen rural hospitals—funding lifesaving equipment, expanded services, and modern facilities that sustain local communities.
Every dollar stays in Georgia. Every gift makes care possible.
How Georgia HEART Works
A simple, high-impact way for Georgians to redirect state tax dollars into rural hospitals that keep care close to home.
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Choose Your Hospital
Designate the local hospital that matters most to you and your community.
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Contribute & See Impact
Your dollars fund tangible improvements like ER expansions, imaging upgrades, and community clinics.
Tax credits are awarded on a first-come, first-served basis each year, and every contribution qualifies for a 100% Georgia income tax credit.
Statewide Impact
58 rural hospitals supported statewide
$100 million annual program cap
100% of contributions stay in Georgia
Strengthening access to care in every corner of the state
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HEART Funds at Work
Explore how Georgia HEART contributions are helping hospitals across the state expand care, upgrade equipment, and serve their communities.
North Georgia Hospitals
Blue Ridge Medical Center • Blue Ridge
HEART dollars addressed urgent equipment needs and helped cover care costs for patients who could not afford essential medical services.
Northeast Georgia Health System Lumpkin • Dahlonega
HEART dollars expanded Emergency Department capacity, added treatment spaces, and funded equipment that improves patient care and staff support.
Northeast Georgia Medical Center Habersham • Demorest
HEART dollars renovated ultrasound rooms, improved hospital security, and added patient-room safety features to better serve patients, visitors, and staff.
Central Georgia Hospitals
Atrium Health Navicent Baldwin • Milledgeville
HEART dollars replaced key endoscopic and orthopedic equipment, modernized radiology, and created a training space for hospital and community education.
Atrium Health Navicent Peach • Byron
HEART dollars strengthened patient care, lab services, staff safety, and hospital operations, helping Atrium Health Navicent Peach continue serving its community.
Dodge County Hospital • Eastman
HEART dollars funded new endoscopy towers and a radiology room, improving diagnostic services and helping patients receive care close to home.
Higgins General Hospital • Bremen
HEART dollars updated the mobile mammogram unit, vehicle, mammography equipment, and bone density technology to bring quality care into the community.
Jefferson Hospital • Louisville
HEART dollars strengthened daily operations and sustained critical services, helping Jefferson Hospital continue providing compassionate care close to home.
Jenkins County Medical Center • Millen
HEART dollars helped purchase a wheelchair-accessible transportation van, giving patients safer, more reliable access to needed medical care.
Monroe County Hospital • Forsyth
HEART dollars funded 3D mammography, surgical scopes, infrastructure upgrades, and facility improvements, strengthening care, safety, and patient comfort.
Morgan Medical Center • Madison
HEART dollars supported hospital renovation and expansion, including installation of a new Aurora SPECT/CT to expand local diagnostic imaging options.
Piedmont McDuffie Hospital • Thomson
HEART dollars brought MRI services to the community, helping more than 1,000 patients receive advanced imaging closer to home.
Putnam General Hospital • Eatonton
HEART funding covered vital equipment and uncompensated care, allowing Putnam County residents to access consistent, high-quality services.
St. Mary’s Good Samaritan Hospital • Greensboro
HEART dollars helped hire a full-time physical therapist and improve technology, facilities, patient experience, and access to care.
Upson Regional Medical Center • Thomaston
HEART dollars helped offset capital costs for a new maternal-child unit and ICU wing, keeping labor and delivery care close to home.
Washington County Regional Medical Center • Sandersville
HEART dollars supported the new Emergency Department, patient transport chairs, operational needs, and artwork to create a more welcoming care environment.
Wellstar Sylvan Grove Medical Center • Jackson
HEART dollars expanded the pharmacy to more than triple its size, improving efficiency, safety, accountability, and long-term community health support.
Wills Memorial Hospital • Washington
HEART dollars funded a covered Rehab entrance, security upgrades, new equipment, HVAC improvements, exterior doors, and landscaping enhancements.
South Georgia Hospitals
Appling Healthcare • Baxley
HEART dollars upgraded imaging services, CT capabilities, X-ray space, and facility security so Appling residents can receive safe, timely care close to home.
Bacon County Hospital • Alma
HEART dollars helped purchase an Affinity 4 Birthing Bed, improving comfort, safety, and support for mothers, babies, and care teams during childbirth.
Candler County Hospital • Metter
HEART dollars helped Candler County Hospital open a new primary-care clinic, upgrade pulmonary testing, and improve medication safety with new IV pumps.
Clinch Memorial Hospital • Homerville
HEART dollars funded a new ultrasound machine and 24/7 hospitalist program, bringing continuous on-site physician care to Clinch County for the first time.
Coffee Regional Medical Center • Douglas
HEART dollars supported Labor & Delivery equipment, including infant warmers and neonatal tools, helping mothers and newborns receive safe care close to home.
Colquitt Regional Medical Center • Moultrie
HEART dollars supported early construction costs for a new medical tower that will expand beds and enhance maternal, surgical, and ICU services.
Crisp Regional Hospital • Cordele
HEART dollars helped launch an AI-powered MRI system and expand the Surgery Center, enhancing imaging capabilities, patient comfort, surgical capacity, and overall experience.
Donalsonville Hospital • Donalsonville
HEART dollars renovated the medical-surgical nurses' station, added patient tracking technology, and enhanced communication and workflow efficiency for care teams.
Dorminy Medical Center • Fitzgerald
HEART dollars helped purchase a non-emergent transport van, improving access to care for patients who face transportation barriers.
Effingham Health System • Springfield
HEART dollars funded digital intake technology, reducing wait times, easing staff workload, and creating a smoother check-in experience for patients.
Emanuel Medical Center • Swainsboro
HEART dollars helped expand and redesign the Emergency Department while supporting operations, strengthening Emanuel’s ability to provide care close to home.
Evans Memorial Hospital • Claxton
HEART dollars supported operations, growth, and expanded access to services, helping Evans Memorial continue caring for families across southeast Georgia.
Jeff Davis Hospital • Hazlehurst
HEART dollars purchased an ambulance for in-house patient transportation, reducing delays and improving access to transfers, discharges, and scheduled care.
Liberty Regional Medical Center • Hinesville
HEART dollars funded an additional 3D mammography unit, expanding breast imaging access and supporting earlier detection for Hinesville-area patients.
Memorial Hospital and Manor • Bainbridge
HEART dollars supported nursing home renovations, rehabilitation upgrades, and employee-identified equipment needs, improving care spaces across the hospital.
Miller County Hospital • Colquitt
HEART dollars helped purchase and renovate space for a new Adult Day Health Center, supporting independence for aging residents in the community.
Why Your Contribution Matters
Expanded family medicine and wellness clinics
Recruitment and retention of rural providers
Advanced diagnostic technology in small towns
New emergency departments and surgical facilities
Financial stability for community hospitals
Take the First Step
There are still credits available under Georgia’s $100 million statewide cap. Direct your 2026 state income tax dollars to the rural hospital of your choice—and keep care close to home for rural Georgia residents.
Every application strengthens Georgia’s rural hospitals and the communities they serve.
