Healthy Extra Credit

Georgia Southern’s Student Health Services has been recognized for providing high-quality medical care to students. It has earned accreditation as a certified Patient Centered Medical Home providing comprehensive proactive, preventive and chronic care management and treatment to its patients. Health Services is one of only three university health centers in Georgia to receive accreditation from the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care, the nation’s leading accrediting organization for outpatient facilities.

“This designation proves our facility and medical professionals meet and exceed nationally-recognized standards when it comes to taking care of Georgia Southern students,” said Dr. Brian DeLoach, medical director. “This provides external validation that we are providing safe, high-quality care and hold ourselves to the highest standards regarding the care that we deliver.”

Health Services has adopted the slogan, “Your Medical Home Away from Home” to describe the health center’s daily efforts to meet the health and wellness needs of more than 20,000 Georgia Southern students. “We believe our patients deserve the best,” explained DeLoach. “We are constantly looking to find better ways to serve our patients, and this is a reminder that our responsibility is to strive to continuously improve the quality of care we provide.”

The surveyors noted the facility is undersized and outdated but were amazed that DeLoach and the staff were able to do so much with so little. A much larger $10 million health facility has been approved and will eventually be located at the corner of Plant Drive and Chandler Road on the tract that is now occupied by the Physical Plant.