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Elbert County Public Health reports staffing, clinic growth, septic permit surge and local water concerns
Summary
Public Health Director Sarah McIntosh told county commissioners the department has expanded clinic visits and revenue, is preparing for the county fair health fair and cooling center, and is monitoring implementation of new state OWTS (septic) regulations and local water outages and biosolid storage complaints.
Sarah McIntosh, director of Elbert County Public Health, gave the Board of County Commissioners a mid-year report on staffing, clinic activity, environmental health and ongoing public-health concerns during the board’s July 23 meeting.
McIntosh said the public health office currently has four full-time staff — herself, an environmental health specialist, a health educator and a front-desk administrative assistant — plus two part-time nurse practitioners and several contracted positions including a medical director. She said clinic revenue is growing compared with the same quarter last year and that the department plans to contract with a medical biller/coder to increase collections.
The department is…
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