State-of-the-Art Comprehensive Care
Residents of Savannah are in the right spot when it comes to health care.
The city was the site of Georgia's first hospital — the Savannah Poor House and Hospital, which was chartered in 1808 — and since the mid-1950s has been the location of three major medical centers. Two of those hospitals, Candler and St. Joseph's, affiliated in 1997 to create St. Joseph's/Candler, the largest health system in southeast Georgia and the South Carolina Lowcountry.
The city's other hospital, Memorial Health University Medical Center, is Savannah's largest and is the regional tertiary medical center, meaning it provides counties in southeast Georgia and southern South Carolina with several one-of-a-kind facilities and services.
Because of that, Memorial Health draws many medical specialists to the area.
Due to the size, reputation and expanded capabilities of the local medical facilities, residents find comprehensive and specialized services are available without having to leave the city.
