Longstreet Clinic and Northeast Georgia Health System (NGHS) have reached a definitive agreement for the Clinic to become an official part of NGHS during the fourth quarter of this year.
“Longstreet Clinic and NGHS have partnered to provide high-quality care for decades;
this agreement enables us to take our partnership to the next level, eliminates barriers and will
help us serve our community in new, enhanced ways,” said Robert Richard, MD, FACS,
bariatric surgeon and president & chairman of the Governing Board of Longstreet Clinic. “From
a day-to-day perspective, our operations will remain largely unchanged, meaning patients can
look forward to receiving the same great care and service with the same expert physicians,
providers and staff at the same convenient locations.”
Since its founding in 1995, Longstreet Clinic (pictured) has a long history of strategic partnerships
with NGHS that include development of neonatal intensive care units at Northeast Georgia
Medical Center (NGMC) Gainesville and NGMC Braselton; oncology services, including
dedicated cancer treatment centers in Braselton and Toccoa; a shared health information
platform, called Epic, which includes a shared medical record system; and a clinically integrated
network called HP2 that includes Longstreet Clinic, Northeast Georgia Physicians Group,
Georgia Heart Institute and other independent practices across the region that collaborate to pursue performance-based contracts with insurance companies and improve outcomes while
reducing costs for all.
“As we celebrate our 30th anniversary this year, it’s exciting to reflect on so many
successful collaborations between Longstreet Clinic and NGHS through the years. This strategic
partnership will help us take quality health care to an even higher level in the communities we
serve,” said Mimi Collins, who has served as Longstreet Clinic’s CEO since its founding. “We
enter this agreement with the firm belief that the best is yet to come.”
“We are excited to welcome Longstreet Clinic physicians, clinicians and staff to the
NGHS family alongside Northeast Georgia Physicians Group and Georgia Heart Institute,” said
Matt Hanley, MD, president & CEO of NGHS. “This is yet another way our team is working to
improve the health of our community in all we do.”