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2023 Live We
FIRST CHOICE PRIMARY CARE
KATHERINE MCLEOD | CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
400 POPLAR ST., MACON
(478) 787-4266 | FCPCGA.ORG
WHAT IS THE MISSION OF YOUR BUSINESS?
To improve the health of the medically underserved of Central Georgia.
HOW DOES YOUR BUSINESS SERVE OUR COMMUNITY WITH
INCLUSIVITY IN MIND?
Addressing health disparities is at the core of our work. Because we offer
care to anyone, about a third of our patients have no insurance. Those
patients receive the same level of care and respect as the next patient
with good commercial insurance.
HOW DOES YOUR BUSINESS IMPROVE LIVES?
We hope to give patients more than just good healthcare. We want to
give them the tools and information to improve their health and their
life. That might be access to affordable medication, behavioral health
counseling, or connecting them to specialists.
WHAT IS A MYTH THAT YOU WISH PEOPLE WOULD GET
OVER? WHAT IS THE ANTIDOTE?
The myth is that we only see people without insurance, and that we
compete with the Macon Volunteer Clinic. Not true! Anyone can be a
patient at First Choice, and we have a long history of cooperation with
the Volunteer Clinic.
WHAT ABOUT YOUR BUSINESS MAKES YOU PROUD?
Our patients have responded well to our new building on Poplar Street.
Patients feel valued when they are being treated in a beautiful building.
WHAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN TO HELP OUR COMMUNITY LIVE
HAPPIER AND HEALTHIER LIVES?
We need to cultivate hope. Hope that things can change for the
better for each and every person in our community.
