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Northwest Georgia Needs More Heart.
Floyd Medical Center has applied for approval to provide openheart surgery. Help get the message to the Governor's office. All members of our community deserve to have better access to open heart surgery care, and at lower prices. Floyd will get this done.
More Accessibility
- Currently, there is only one provider of open heart surgery in our area. Our community deserves a choice.
- While 15 percent of our population is African American, African American patients receive only about 4 percent of open heart surgeries in Floyd County.
- Floyd is mission based and wants to be part of the solution.
More Affordability
- Open heart surgery is expensive.
- In Floyd County, the price for open heart surgery is third highest in the state -- almost $100,000 higher than the state average.
- 60,000 people in our service area are uninsured, and about 57,000 live in poverty. Very few uninsured residents can afford to pay those prices.
- Also, many community residents with high-deductible/high co-pay insurance plans or who are out-of-network are negatively impacted. With no other choice, they are left with an unwelcome – and unpayable – surprise bill.
More Heart Education and Prevention Programs
- More people in our community die from heart disease than any other disease. Heart disease kills hundreds of people in Floyd County every year.
- African Americans in our community die at disproportionately high rates from heart disease.
- Floyd is committed to developing new programs and outreach initiatives to help improve the health status of our area, including the African American community, specifically as it relates to heart disease.
Lend Your Voice to Bring More Heart to Northwest Georgia.
In addition to signing our petition and sharing it with others, you can contact the Governor directly to let him know you support Floyd's approval to provide open heart surgery.
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Share your story and the petition on social media, tagging the governor. Social Media (Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, Twitter): @GovKemp and @BrianKempGA
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Reached 1,000 supporters
June 17, 2020
June 17, 2020
The momentum behind this push for accessible heart surgery is real. Post the petition link to your Facebook timeline right now to keep the pressure on the Governor. Then text three friends and urge them to add their names to the list.
June 17, 2020
We hit our first 100 signatures today. Post this link to your Facebook page right now and email your state representative to demand fair pricing for heart surgery.
Reached 100 supporters
June 16, 2020
June 14, 2020
We are approaching one hundred signatures and need to push harder to get the Governor's attention. Send the link to three of your friends right now and post this on your Facebook page today.
542 Comments
Heart disease is prevalent in our society and to only have one high priced facility available limits how many people can have access to needed heart healthcare. Floyd Medical Center will provide access to lower income folks who could not afford the alternative.
Patients should have a choice where they can get their open heart procedures. This is an area of need and most people are uninsured in this area. They need a place where they can get the care they need without worrying about the fear of excessive hospital bills.
Please consider FMC for Open Heart Surgery. Northwest Georgia residents deserve a choice. The only hospital in the area that offers open heart surgery is a for profit hospital. FMC can offer a more cost effective option to the residents in this area.
Rome, Floyd County needs this option in healthcare. Floyd is the general access point for the community. Giving the Floyd County and the surrounding counties an affordable option can bring more money, resources, and labor force to the area.
My community needs and deserves more than one choice for open heart surgery. I have seen information indicating our minority community is underserved by the current coverage. This is a healthcare issue and may also be a distributive justice issue.
I myself prefer Floyd Medical Hospital has my home hospital as well as my family. so instead of using different hospitals for different situations, I would rather have all my medical records at one hospital I have not had any heart situations to come up so far but if they do I would want to have treatment here.
Our African-American community really needs this.
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Status: Closed — this petition is no longer accepting signatures.
Final supporters
Northwest Georgia Needs More Heart.
Floyd Medical Center has applied for approval to provide openheart surgery. Help get the message to the Governor's office. All members of our community deserve to have better access to open heart surgery care, and at lower prices. Floyd will get this done.
More Accessibility
- Currently, there is only one provider of open heart surgery in our area. Our community deserves a choice.
- While 15 percent of our population is African American, African American patients receive only about 4 percent of open heart surgeries in Floyd County.
- Floyd is mission based and wants to be part of the solution.
More Affordability
- Open heart surgery is expensive.
- In Floyd County, the price for open heart surgery is third highest in the state -- almost $100,000 higher than the state average.
- 60,000 people in our service area are uninsured, and about 57,000 live in poverty. Very few uninsured residents can afford to pay those prices.
- Also, many community residents with high-deductible/high co-pay insurance plans or who are out-of-network are negatively impacted. With no other choice, they are left with an unwelcome – and unpayable – surprise bill.
More Heart Education and Prevention Programs
- More people in our community die from heart disease than any other disease. Heart disease kills hundreds of people in Floyd County every year.
- African Americans in our community die at disproportionately high rates from heart disease.
- Floyd is committed to developing new programs and outreach initiatives to help improve the health status of our area, including the African American community, specifically as it relates to heart disease.
Lend Your Voice to Bring More Heart to Northwest Georgia.
In addition to signing our petition and sharing it with others, you can contact the Governor directly to let him know you support Floyd's approval to provide open heart surgery.
Share and Tag on Social
Share your story and the petition on social media, tagging the governor. Social Media (Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, Twitter): @GovKemp and @BrianKempGA
Updates
Reached 1,000 supporters
June 17, 2020
June 17, 2020
The momentum behind this push for accessible heart surgery is real. Post the petition link to your Facebook timeline right now to keep the pressure on the Governor. Then text three friends and urge them to add their names to the list.
June 17, 2020
We hit our first 100 signatures today. Post this link to your Facebook page right now and email your state representative to demand fair pricing for heart surgery.
Reached 100 supporters
June 16, 2020
June 14, 2020
We are approaching one hundred signatures and need to push harder to get the Governor's attention. Send the link to three of your friends right now and post this on your Facebook page today.
542 Comments
Patients should to have options for their healthcare. They’re already limited more than they should be by insurance companies. Hospitals shouldn’t have a monopoly on any procedures. Competition is what makes the American system work.
Heart disease is prevalent in our society and to only have one high priced facility available limits how many people can have access to needed heart healthcare. Floyd Medical Center will provide access to lower income folks who could not afford the alternative.
Patients should have a choice where they can get their open heart procedures. This is an area of need and most people are uninsured in this area. They need a place where they can get the care they need without worrying about the fear of excessive hospital bills.
Please consider FMC for Open Heart Surgery. Northwest Georgia residents deserve a choice. The only hospital in the area that offers open heart surgery is a for profit hospital. FMC can offer a more cost effective option to the residents in this area.
Rome, Floyd County needs this option in healthcare. Floyd is the general access point for the community. Giving the Floyd County and the surrounding counties an affordable option can bring more money, resources, and labor force to the area.
My community needs and deserves more than one choice for open heart surgery. I have seen information indicating our minority community is underserved by the current coverage. This is a healthcare issue and may also be a distributive justice issue.
I myself prefer Floyd Medical Hospital has my home hospital as well as my family. so instead of using different hospitals for different situations, I would rather have all my medical records at one hospital I have not had any heart situations to come up so far but if they do I would want to have treatment here.
Our African-American community really needs this.
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Patients should to have options for their healthcare. They’re already limited more than they should be by insurance companies. Hospitals shouldn’t have a monopoly on any procedures. Competition is what makes the American system work.