Southern Healthcare Collaboration, Inc.

Southern Healthcare Collaboration, Inc. (SHC) is a non-profit organization registered in SAM.gov, operating in rural Southeast Georgia since 2020. Located in Baxley, Georgia, the organization focuses on supporting rural healthcare provider integration and network infrastructure in underserved regions. SHC leads a consortium of service providers across multiple healthcare sectors, including primary care, women's health, behavioral health, pediatric services, pharmacy, and healthcare workforce development. The organization's mission centers on coordinating care, expanding outreach, and increasing access to healthcare in rural communities by carefully considering social determinants of health.

SHC has been awarded multiple federal grants targeting rural healthcare and substance abuse prevention, primarily from the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy and SAMHSA Center for Substance Abuse Prevention. These grants include a $250,000 Rural Health Care Services Outreach Grant to enhance healthcare services in Appling, Bacon, and Ware counties, with plans to expand primary care, women's health, behavioral health, and pediatric services. The organization has also received Rural Communities Opioid Response Program grants focusing on impact, child and adolescent support, and neonatal abstinence syndrome. Through these grants, SHC provides comprehensive services such as wellness and prevention presentations in schools, outreach to migrant farm workers, prevention programming for at-risk adolescents, community health worker support, and coordinated care across multiple rural counties. Their approach emphasizes evidence-based care coordination, preventative screenings, and improving health outcomes for underserved populations, including youth, individuals with disabilities, migrant workers, and mothers.