Effingham Hospital has announced Janice Ford will be providing health care services in a new location at 1451 Ga. 21 South, Suite H, in Springfield. Ford will see patients of all ages, from infants to seniors, and her practice has a special emphasis on women’s health. She will begin seeing patients at the new location beginning Monday.
Community members are invited to participate in a special ribbon-cutting ceremony at the new practice at 10 a.m. Monday. The clinic is located in the Harvey’s Supermarket shopping center.
“I am very excited about the opportunity to provide health care services to the Springfield community in this new setting. This is truly my dream to provide care for all members of the family, and at the same time, place some additional focus on women’s health,” Ford said. “As our lives get more hectic, it tends to be the reason to put off personal health care. I am really focused on the simple things we can do to improve our overall health.”
Ford has spent the past four years with Effingham Hospital. She has worked as a registered nurse at Effingham Hospital and then served as a family nurse practitioner with the hospital as well as with Effingham Medical Partners.
She came to Effingham Hospital after spending 22 years with the Effingham County Health Department. Ford has a master’s degree in nursing as well as an advanced practice nurse practitioner degree, both from Georgia Southern University.
“Opening a new family practice office with Janice at the helm allows us to further our mission of providing quality, local health care in the Springfield community,” said Effingham Hospital CEO Norma Jean Morgan.
“With a special emphasis on women’s health, women in the community are assured to receive the compassionate and high-quality health care they seek close to home.”
Some of the women’s health services Ford will provide to her patients include annual wellness exams, screening for breast and cervical cancer, treatment for gynecological health issues, pregnancy testing as well as general primary care for the entire family, including treatment of acute illnesses, non-emergency injuries and school physicals.
Ford is a lifelong resident of Springfield. “This is my hometown, and these residents are my home people,” she said. “To have the opportunity to use my skills for people I know is very exciting.”