Since first opening its doors in Gainesville in 1951, Northeast Georgia Medical Center has added hospital campuses in Braselton, Barrow, Habersham and Lumpkin, and has become Georgia’s most-awarded hospital.

NGHS prioritizes continued learning opportunities and career mentorship along with access to lead tech and healthcare innovation so that our employees are always discovering better ways to provide the best care possible.

Some recognitions include being named to these lists:

• Newsweek
• America’s Greatest Workplaces (2024)
• America’s Greatest Workplace for Women (2024)
• America’s Greatest Workplace for Mental Wellbeing (2024)
• America’s Greatest Workplace for Diversity (2024)

• Forbes
• Best-in-state Employer (2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020)

• Press Ganey
• High Reliability Organization Foundation Award (2024)
  • NGMC Barrow
• Guardian of Excellence Award for Employee Experience (2024, 2023)
  • NGMC Braselton
• Guardian of Excellence Award for Patient Experience (2024)

• Atlanta Business Chronicle
• Healthiest Employers (2022)

• Monigle
• Most Trusted Healthcare Brand (2023)

• Emergency Nurses Association
• Lantern Award (2024)
  • NGMC Lumpkin
  • NGMC Braselton

NGMC has also been recognized in recent years as Georgia’s #1 Hospital for overall hospital care, overall surgical care, heart care, orthopedic surgery, women’s care and more.

NGHS realizes that “one size fits all” doesn’t always fit everyone. That’s why we provide employees with the power to shape their comprehensive benefit program to meet their way of life. And it’s flexible – what may work for you this year, may need to be changed the next. Our benefits package can be recreated year after year to fit the changes in your life.

Our Core Values

Northeast Georgia Health System prides itself on four core values, all of which help us achieve our mission of improving the health of our community in all we do. These values shape the daily interactions between our physicians, staff, volunteers, board members, patients and their loved ones.

Respectful Compassion

I impact life's most sacred moments
From birth to the end of life to miraculous recovery, we know that life-changing moments are happening around us every day.

Deep Interdependence

I can’t do my job without you
We are an organization focusing on accountability and team strength. We rely on each other to do our jobs with excellence.

Responsible Stewardship

What I do today ensures tomorrow
Decisions we make today make an impact on the future of our organization, our land and the community around us.

Passion For Excellence
I bring my best every day.
We bring passion for excellence into each and every moment, regardless of the challenges with which we are met.