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Blue Ridge Medical Center asks Fannin County residents to redirect Georgia income tax to local hospital
Summary
Julie Shire, director of cardiac rehabilitation at Blue Ridge Medical Center, told the Fannin County Board of Commissioners on Oct. 14 that the hospital has converted to not-for-profit ownership and is eligible to receive redirected Georgia income-tax dollars through the Georgia HEART program.
Julie Shire, director of cardiac rehabilitation at Blue Ridge Medical Center, told the Fannin County Board of Commissioners on Oct. 14 that the hospital has converted to not-for-profit ownership and is eligible to receive redirected Georgia income-tax dollars through the Georgia HEART program.
Shire said the hospital's new nonprofit owner, the Java Foundation (rebranded locally as Blue Ridge Medical Center), has helped stabilize the facility after financial distress in 2023 and that the hospital is now…
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