Georgia Highlands Medical Services

In 1979, two Catholic nuns (Sisters Kathryn Cliatt & June Racicot) along with dedicated community members, founded George E. Wilson Memorial Health Services, Inc. (the Wilson Clinic) to provide health care to a rural community located at the foothills of the North Georgia mountains. That original clinic, now Georgia Highlands Medical Services (GHMS), was located in a double-wide trailer & served approximately 168 patients a year.  

Today, GHMS has eight locations in Bartow, Cherokee, Dawson, Forsyth & Hall counties and offers a wide range of general and specialized medical services to include Family Medicine, Pediatrics, Geriatrics, Women’s Health, OB/GYN, Behavioral Health and Chiropractic Care.  Other services include radiology, pharmacy, on-site clinical laboratory, family planning, & telehealth. GHMS’s mission statement is “We are committed to serving all people with compassion, dignity and integrity while providing excellent, affordable & integrated health care”. GHMS also provides a Sliding Fee Scale Program based on the patient's ability to pay & accept most major insurance, including Medicare & Medicaid.