1909 US-82 Ste. 3 & 4 — First Scholarship Recipient Practice Site
A rural pediatric-care initiative backed by Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta was working with hospitals and pediatricians in 44 Georgia counties by October 2026, part of a long-running effort to close gaps in a state where dozens of rural counties have no pediatrician at all. The expansion comes as two of the program’s first scholarship recipients have finished their residencies and begun practicing in rural communities this year.
The Kids Alliance for Better Care, known as KidsABC, was launched in February 2023 by Mercer University School of Medicine and the Georgia Rural Health Innovation Center with backing from Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, according to Mercer University School of Medicine. In July 2024, Mercer reported that an expansion into seven additional counties brought the initiative to 35 pediatric and family-medicine providers. Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta committed a dedicated, long-term fund of $200 million to the effort, according to Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta…